noun
electric wheelchair; powered wheelchair
A wheelchair propelled by an electric motor, as opposed to a manual wheelchair.
See also: 車椅子
祖父は電動車椅子を使って買い物に行く。
My grandfather uses an electric wheelchair to go shopping.
Standard kanji spelling.
Common mixed-kana spelling.
車椅子 is a general wheelchair (manual or unspecified); 電動車椅子 specifically refers to an electric/powered one.
Compound of 電動 (electric-powered) and 車椅子 (wheelchair).