Quick answer
車 is the kanji for "Car". Its reading is くるま (kuruma). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Car
Also : Vehicle · Wheel
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A vehicle seen from above with four wheels — the central rectangle is the car body, the cross-spokes are the axles, the outer marks are wheels on all four corners.
しゃ (sha) sounds like "char" — a chariot or car speeding by.
Example Sentences
新しい車を買いました。
あたらしいくるまをかいました。
I bought a new car.
電車で学校へ行きます。
でんしゃでがっこうへいきます。
I go to school by train.
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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