This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シャ、くるま
Romaji: sha, kuruma
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Name Readings

Kana: くら、くろま
Romaji: kura, kuroma
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Meaning

car

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  159
Frequency:  333
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-7-3
Korean Reading:  geo
Chinese Reading:  ju1
Unicode:  8eca
JIS:  3C56

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3552
Nelson Index: 4608
New Nelson Index: 5939
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7c0.1
Four Corner Index: 5000.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 31
Gakken Index: 162
Japanese Names Index: 532
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38172
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0977
Remembering the kanji Index: 286
Busy People Index: 2.2
Kanji Way Index: 231
Kanji Flashcards Index: 91
Kodansha Compact Index: 1769
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 63
Kanji in Context Index: 62
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2212
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2976
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 292
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 304
Essential Kanji Index: 54
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4367
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1555
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 88
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 64

Words

(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
車両 (しゃりょう)
rolling stock; railroad cars; vehicles
乗車 (じょうしゃ)
taking a train, bus, etc.; entraining
車体 (しゃたい)
body (of car); frame
下車 (げしゃ)
alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
(しゃ)
car; vehicle
自動車 (じどうしゃ)
automobile
戦車 (せんしゃ)
tank (military vehicle)
自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
台車 (だいしゃ)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar; wagon; waggon
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