Japanese word

ワゴン

Pronunciation

Romajiwagon

Meaning

  • nounwagon

Example

公園でワゴンを引きます。kō en de wa go n o hi ki ma su

I pull a wagon in the park.

Illustration for ワゴン (wagon)

More examples

買い物の荷物をワゴンに積みます。ka i mono no ni motsu o wa go n ni tsu mi ma su

I load my shopping bags onto the wagon.

Core concept

Centers on a wheeled platform that carries a load while a person or vehicle moves it.

Common phrases

  • ワゴンを押すwa go n o o su

    push a wagon

  • ワゴンを引くwa go n o hi ku

    pull a wagon

  • ワゴンに荷物を積むwa go n ni ni motsu o tsu mu

    load bags onto a wagon

Similar words

カートkāto: A small wheeled vehicle or container used to carry goods, often pushed by a person.
荷車niguruma: A vehicle with wheels that carries goods and is usually pulled by a person or an animal.
台車daisha: A low platform on wheels used to move heavy objects by pushing them.
手押し車teoshisha: A small wheeled vehicle moved by pushing its handles.

Definition in Japanese

車輪の付いた台に人や荷物を載せ、引いて運ぶもの。sha rin no tsu i ta dai ni hito ya ni motsu o no se hi i te hako bu mo no

Word origin

ワゴン (wagon) comes from English wagon, which was borrowed from Dutch wagen, a word for a vehicle used to carry goods.

Usage tips

  • The phrase covered wagon refers to the canvas-topped vehicles used by many settlers traveling across nineteenth-century North America.

Other meanings

  • cartnoun

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