車（くるま）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: car
Example sentences
- 先週、新しい車を買った。 — I bought a new car last week.
- 毎日、車で会社に通っている。 — I commute to work by car every day.
Idioms & proverbs containing “車”
- 前車の覆るは後車の戒め (ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ) — learn wisdom from the follies of others; learn from others' mistakes; the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind
- 唇歯輔車 (しんしほしゃ) — mutual dependence
- 火の車 (ひのくるま) — fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell)
- 車軸を流す (しゃじくをながす) — to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dogs
- 歯車が狂う (はぐるまがくるう) — to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
- 拍車をかける (はくしゃをかける) — to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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