7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

car

Kun'yomi
  • car ②wheel
On'yomi
  • シャ
    car ②(train) car
Nanori
  • くら
  • くろま

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 53.7%
くるま 46.3%

Character Breakdown

car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

car ②wheel
tank (military vehicle) ②chariot
gear ②cog (in an organization, company, etc.)
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders ②shoulder wheel (judo)
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References

Unicode hex code 8ECA
JIS X 0208 1-28-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4608
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5939
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3552
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4367
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38172
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 31
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 133
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 133
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 88
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 91
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 63
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 64
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 231
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 62
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.2
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1769
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 292
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c0.1
Four corner code 5000.6
De Roo Code 1555