車 — car, vehicle, wheel
くるま
車
car
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
transport
U+8ECA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #333
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #286
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #159
Meanings
- car
- vehicle
- wheel
word
くるま ・ぐるま kuruma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.