English–Japanese

“wheel” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoホイール (hoīru)

Pronunciation

Romajisharin

Example

自転車の車輪が回っています。ji ten sha no sha rin ga mawa tte i ma su

The bicycle wheel is turning.

Illustration for 車輪 (wheel)

How to say “wheel” in Japanese

“Wheel” in Japanese is 車輪 (sharin).

Refers to a circular part that turns around an axle to support movement or transmit force.

Full entry for 車輪: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 車輪

自転車の車輪が回ります。ji ten sha no sha rin ga mawa ri ma su

The bicycle wheel turns.

壊れた車輪を新しいものに交換しました。kowa re ta sha rin o atara shi i mo no ni kō kan shi ma shi ta

I replaced the broken wheel with a new one.

Tips for using 車輪

  • Japanese distinguishes 車輪 (sharin), the wheel itself, from タイヤ (taiya), the rubber tire fitted around its rim.

Other Japanese words for “wheel”

車のホイールをきれいにします。kuruma no ho ī ru o ki re i ni shi ma su

I clean the car's wheel.

“wheel” in other languages