車|くるまkuruma[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncar; automobile; vehicle
   車くるまを運転うんてんする時ときはいくら注意ちゅういしてもしすぎることはない。↗

   You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.
2. nounwheel; castor; caster

• Synonym自動車じどうしゃNeutralThe formal word for a car, used in legal and industrial contexts as in 「自動車産業」; in everyday speech people say 「車」.
• Synonym車両しゃりょうNeutralCovers wheeled vehicles of all kinds, and also railroad cars, as in 「車両通行止め」; a formal term.
• Related輪わNeutralA ring or circle, and by extension a wheel, as in 「輪になる」; 「車」 chiefly refers to the vehicle itself.
• Related車輪しゃりんNeutralRefers only to a vehicle's wheel, as in 「車輪が外れる」; 「車」 can also mean a wheel nowadays, but usually means the vehicle.
• Related四輪車よんりんしゃWrittenA four-wheeled vehicle, used to set it apart from motorcycles and the like; mostly seen in written rules and regulations.
• RelatedホイールNeutralA loanword for a vehicle wheel, especially the rim part that joins the tire to the hub; common when talking about car parts and customizing.

In speech a car is 「車」; 「自動車」 is the formal term for legal and industrial use. 「車両」 covers wheeled vehicles or railroad cars, 「車輪」 is the wheel itself, 「輪」 a ring, 「ホイール」 a wheel in car parts and customizing, and 「四輪車」 a four-wheeler in regulations.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （くるま）回転かいてん運動うんどうする円形えんけいのもの。
2. （くるま）語義ごぎ1がついた運搬うんぱん具ぐ。
3. （くるま）乗り物のりもの
4. （くるま）自動車じどうしゃ
5. （くるま）タクシー