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Kanji Scrabble #18: 車 Have Fun Learning with Kanji Scrabble: a Kanji Game Just for Twitter!

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets [ ].)

Kanji Scrabble #18, Key Kanji: [車]

古、中、名、火、本、花、牛、口、日、上

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Answers:

Kanji Kana English
中古車 ちゅうこしゃ (n) used car/secondhand car/(P)/
口車 くちぐるま (n) cajolery/wheedling/
名車 めいしゃ (n) famous or exceptional car/
日本車 にほんしゃ (n) car of Japanese make/
火車 かしゃ (n) (1) (Buddh) fiery chariot/(2) kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies)/(3) (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive)/(4) (abbr) (arch) vile old hag/
牛車 うしぐるま (n) ox carriage (for Heian era nobles)/oxcart/
花車 かしゃ (adj-na,n) (1) luxury/pomp/(2) delicate/slender/gorgeous/
車上 しゃじょう (n) on or aboard a train or vehicle/
車中 しゃちゅう (n-adv,n-t) in a train or vehicle/(P)/
車名 しゃめい (n) marque/car name/