What does 車 mean in Japanese?

車 (くるま) means "car" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the things category.

How do you pronounce 車?

車 is read as くるま (romanized: kuruma).

車

くるま

kuruma

car

📦 Common Objects • JLPT N5

新しい車が欲しいです。

I want a new car.

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