車椅子
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 車 | 椅 | 子 |
| くるま Grade: 1 |
い Grade: S |
す Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 車いす 車イス |
Etymology
From 車 (kuruma, “wheel”) + 椅子 (isu, “chair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN