Japanese word

車両

Pronunciation

Romajisharyō

Meaning

  • nounvehicle

Example

その車両を止めてください。so no sha ryō o to me te ku da sa i

Please stop that vehicle.

Illustration for 車両 (vehicle)

More examples

この道路では大型車両が通行できます。ko no dō ro de wa ō gata sha ryō ga tsū kō de ki ma su

Large vehicles can travel on this road.

Core concept

Refers to a transport unit as a practical means of carrying people or goods.

Common phrases

  • 車両を運転するsha ryō o un ten su ru

    drive a vehicle

  • 車両の点検sha ryō no ten ken

    vehicle inspection

Similar words

車kuruma: An everyday noun for a car or other road vehicle.
乗り物norimono: A means of transport used to carry people from one place to another.

Definition in Japanese

人や荷物を運ぶために用いる乗り物。hito ya ni motsu o hako bu ta me ni mochi i ru no ri mono

Word origin

車両 (sharyō) uses 車 (sha, "vehicle") and 両 (ryō, "both"); 両 has an established vehicle-counting use in Japanese, linking the compound to a counted vehicle.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 車 (kuruma) is more common for a car, while 車両 (sharyō) often appears in station notices and transport rules.

Other meanings

  • carnoun

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