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車輪 (しゃりん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

車しゃ輪りん

しゃ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a wheel of a vehicle such as a car, bicycle, or train. Can also be used metaphorically for something that drives progress.

自じ転てん車しゃの車しゃ輪りんがパンクした。
The bicycle wheel got a flat tire.
車しゃ輪りんの下したに石いしが挟はさまっている。
A stone is stuck under the wheel.

Written forms

車しゃ輪りんUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
シャリンUsage1%

Kanji

車car
輪wheel, ring, circle

Similar words

タイヤ
タイヤ refers specifically to the tire, the rubber outer part, while 車輪 is the entire wheel including the rim.
ホイール
ホイール is a loanword often used for the wheel rim or stylish wheels, especially in car contexts, whereas 車輪 is the general Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 車 (sha, 'vehicle') and 輪 (rin, 'ring, wheel'). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.