Meaning

Primary

Tire

Alternatives

Car Wheel, Wheel

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A car rings are what part of your car? Those are your tires. So, a car ring is a tire. This can also mean car wheel, or the wheel of some other vehicle.

Reading

しゃりん
  • 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

Common Word Combinations

  • 車輪の下

    underneath the car wheel

    車輪の回転

    the turn of a car wheel

    車輪のあと

    tire tracks

Context Sentences

バイクの車輪が外れてしまいました。

My motorcycle's tire came off.

暗殺のきょうきには車輪が使われたそうです。

I heard that a car wheel was used in the assassination.

今日、ちょっと自転車貸してもらえないかな?今、車輪を取り替えてもらっているので、自分のが無いんだよね。

Could I borrow your bike today? I don’t have mine right now because I’m having a tire replaced.

Kanji Composition