車
Car
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| しゃ | くるま | 車 |
Meaning: Car
This uses the car radical. If you know the car radical, then you know the kanji as well!
Reading: しゃ
When we need to remember しゃ we should think about Shaq(uille O’Neal). Then, when you think Shaq, you should think しゃ.
There’s a car. It’s the nicest car you’ve ever seen. Exquisite, beautiful. Also giant. Imagine something fantastic. Who’s rich enough to have such an amazing car that’s so big? Well, of course that’s only SHAQ (しゃ)
He’s a big guy, after all.
Vocabulary
There’s a lot of cars in Japan, though you’ll probably run into trains a lot more often… well, hopefully not literally. It’s hard to get a drivers license in Japan, anyways.
a 車（くるま）＝ Car
- Meaning: Same as the kanji
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading. You want your mom to drive the car. So you say. くる, ま! (come, ma!).
a 車内（しゃない）＝ Inside The Car
- Combo: 車 (car) + 内 (inside)
- Meaning: Inside the car can be inside other vehicles as well. Like train cars, for example.
- Reading: Know the on’yomi readings for these kanji, and you’ll be a-okay.