noun
General term for a car or motor vehicle; the most common meaning in modern Japanese.
noun
Refers to a wheel or caster, often in compound words or specific contexts like furniture or machinery. Less common as a standalone word for 'wheel' compared to 車輪 (しゃりん).
この椅子には車が付いている。
This chair has casters on it.
荷車の車が壊れた。
The wheel of the cart broke.