車
くるま
hepburn kuruma
car, vehicle
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 車で会社に行きます。I go to work by car.
- 新しい車を買いました。I bought a new car.
Collocations
車で (means)車に乗る (board)車を運転する車を買う電車 (densha, train) — also 車
Mnemonic
車 kuruma alone = automobile. In compounds, the same kanji means "vehicle" generally: 電車 densha (electric train), 汽車 kisha (steam train), 自転車 jitensha (bicycle), 駐車 chuusha (parking). The radical 車 is the heart of all vehicle vocabulary.
Quick check
Which particle correctly says "by car"?