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車輪

Tire

Meaning

Tire, Car Wheel, Wheel

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A car rings are what part of your car? Those are your tires. So, a car ring is a tire. This can also mean car wheel, or the wheel of some other vehicle.

Reading

しゃりん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

車輪の下
underneath the car wheel
車輪の回転
the turn of a car wheel
車輪のあと
tire tracks
車輪を外す
to remove a tire
車輪を付ける
to attach a tire
車輪を回す
to turn the car wheels
車輪が回転する
the tire revolves
車輪が回る
the car wheel turns
車輪が付く
to come with tires, the tire attaches to something

Context Sentences

バイクの車輪が外れてしまいました。

My motorcycle's tire came off.

え、四角い車輪なんてあるんですか？

Wait, do square wheels exist?

三輪車の車輪で足の小指を打ったんです！

I hit my little toe with the wheel of a tricycle!

Kanji Composition