車輪(しゃりん)

しゃりん
noun
wheel
1. wheel (of a vehicle)
A circular object that rotates around an axle, used for transportation in vehicles.
車輪(しゃりん)が回(まわ)っている。
The wheel is spinning.
自転車(じてんしゃ)の車輪(しゃりん)がパンクした。
My bicycle wheel got a flat tire.
電車(でんしゃ)の車輪(しゃりん)が線路(せんろ)の上(うえ)を走(はし)る。
The train's wheels run on the tracks.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 車輪(しゃりん)が回(まわ)る (the wheel turns)
  • 前輪(ぜんりん) (front wheel)
  • 後輪(こうりん) (rear wheel)
  • 両輪(りょうりん) (both wheels; figuratively, two essential parts)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • タイヤ - tire (the rubber part)
  • ホイール - wheel (loanword, often for car alloy wheels)
  • 輪(わ) - ring, circle, wheel (general)

IDIOM:

  • 両輪(りょうりん)のように - like two wheels (= two essential complementary parts)

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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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