่ป
JLPT N5
Car, vehicle
Readings
Onโyomi: ใทใฃ (sha)
Kunโyomi: ใใใพ (kuruma)
ใใใพ (kuruma) โ car, vehicle
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
่ป
ใใใพ
car
้ป่ป
ใงใใใ
train
่ชๅ่ป
ใใฉใใใ
automobile
้ง่ปๅ ด
ใกใ
ใใใใใใ
parking lot
่ป้
ใใใฉใ
roadway
Example Sentences
่ปใง่กใใพใใ
ใใใพใง ใใใพใใ
I go by car.
้ป่ปใๆฅใพใใ
ใงใใใใ ใใพใใ
The train comes.
่ชๅ่ปใ้่ปขใใพใใ
ใใฉใใใใ ใใใฆใใใพใใ
I drive a car.
้ง่ปๅ ดใซๆญขใใพใใ
ใกใ
ใใใใใใใซ ใจใใพใใ
I park in the parking lot.
่ป้ใๆธกใใพใใ
ใใใฉใใ ใใใใพใใ
I cross the road.
Cultural Note
่ป is central in Japanese life and culture:
1. Transportation culture:
o Japan has a highly developed transportation system: trains (้ป่ป), cars (่ชๅ่ป), buses (ใใน), and bicycles (่ช่ปข่ป) โ many of which include ่ป in their kanji.
2. Historical significance:
o Early Japan used carts (่ป) for agriculture and transport.
o Kanji like ้ฆฌ่ป (ใฐใใ, horse carriage) also reflect this.
3. Modern usage:
o ่ป is widely used in technical contexts: vehicle manuals, automotive industry, and traffic signs.
o It appears in compound words for modern technology: ้ปๆฐ่ชๅ่ป (ใงใใใใฉใใใ) = electric car.
4. Idioms / expressions:
o ่ปใฎไธก่ผช (ใใใพ ใฎ ใใใใใ) โ โthe two wheels of a cartโ โ refers to two indispensable parts working together.
o ่ปใ้ฃใฐใ (ใใใพ ใ ใจใฐใ) โ โdrive fastโ
1. Transportation culture:
o Japan has a highly developed transportation system: trains (้ป่ป), cars (่ชๅ่ป), buses (ใใน), and bicycles (่ช่ปข่ป) โ many of which include ่ป in their kanji.
2. Historical significance:
o Early Japan used carts (่ป) for agriculture and transport.
o Kanji like ้ฆฌ่ป (ใฐใใ, horse carriage) also reflect this.
3. Modern usage:
o ่ป is widely used in technical contexts: vehicle manuals, automotive industry, and traffic signs.
o It appears in compound words for modern technology: ้ปๆฐ่ชๅ่ป (ใงใใใใฉใใใ) = electric car.
4. Idioms / expressions:
o ่ปใฎไธก่ผช (ใใใพ ใฎ ใใใใใ) โ โthe two wheels of a cartโ โ refers to two indispensable parts working together.
o ่ปใ้ฃใฐใ (ใใใพ ใ ใจใฐใ) โ โdrive fastโ