Meaning

Primary

Ambulance

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Rescue in a hurry using this car. What kinds of cars can do this? How about an ambulance.

Reading

きゅうきゅうしゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

救急車が急発進して男性にぶつかったため、もう一台別の救急車も必要になった。

The ambulance suddenly took off and hit a guy, so we needed another ambulance.

Kanji Composition