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車 (kuruma): Car; vehicle
くるま
kuruma
Meaning
Car; vehicle
Two original examples
車で駅まで行きました。
I went to the station by car.
父は車を洗っています。
My father is washing the car.
Usage and distinctions
車 alone commonly means car; 自動車 is a more explicit term. In compounds the character often has the reading しゃ, as in 電車（でんしゃ, train）. Do not read every 車 inside a word as kuruma.