車両

車輛、 車輌

Reading

Kana: しゃりょう

Romaji: sharyō

Definition

noun

1

rolling stock; railroad cars; vehicles

Kanji

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

輛

Reading: リョウ

Meaning: counter for large vehicles

輌

Reading: リョウ

Meaning: numerary adjunct for vehicles

Example Sentences

どの車両(しゃりょう)がすいていますか。

➥Which car is less crowded?

車両(しゃりょう)は欠陥(けっかん)が無(な)いか最低(さいてい)３ヶ月(かげつ)に１回(かい)検査(けんさ)される。

➥The vehicles are inspected for defects at least every three months.

試運転(しうんてん)では車両(しゃりょう)はみんなうまく動(うご)いた。

➥All the vehicles behaved well on their test runs.