VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

くるま
hepburn kuruma

car, vehicle

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

  1. 車で会社に行きます。
    I go to work by car.
  2. 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

  1. Which particle correctly says "by car"?

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