車 両(しゃりょう)

しゃりょう

noun

vehicle; train car; rolling stock

formaltechnicaltransportation

1. vehicle

A wheeled conveyance, especially in formal or technical contexts.

駐車(ちゅうしゃ)禁止(きんし)区域(くいき)に車両(しゃりょう)を停(と)めないでください。

Please don't park vehicles in the no-parking zone.

緊急(きんきゅう)車両(しゃりょう)が通(とお)ります。

An emergency vehicle is coming through.

この道(みち)は車両(しゃりょう)通行(つうこう)禁止(きんし)です。

This road is closed to vehicles.

2. train car; railway carriage

An individual car of a train.

女性(じょせい)専用(せんよう)車両(しゃりょう)に乗(の)る。

To ride in the women-only car.

先頭(せんとう)車両(しゃりょう)に乗(の)ってください。

Please ride in the front car.

車両(しゃりょう) is a formal or technical term for vehicles. In everyday speech, 車(くるま) is used for cars and 電車(でんしゃ) for trains, while 車両(しゃりょう) appears in official signs, regulations, and announcements.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (trains):

先頭(せんとう)車両(しゃりょう): front car
最後尾(さいこうび)車両(しゃりょう): rear car
女性(じょせい)専用(せんよう)車両(しゃりょう): women-only car
～両(りょう)編成(へんせい): N-car formation (e.g., 10両(りょう)編成(へんせい))

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (road vehicles):

車両(しゃりょう)通行(つうこう)禁止(きんし): no vehicles allowed
緊急(きんきゅう)車両(しゃりょう): emergency vehicle
車両(しゃりょう)進入(しんにゅう)禁止(きんし): no vehicle entry

Counter: Individual train cars are counted with 両(りょう).

Related Words

Synonym: 車(くるま) (car (everyday term))

Related: 電車(でんしゃ) (train)

Compare: 乗(の)り物(もの) (vehicle, ride)

Related: 号車(ごうしゃ) (train car number)

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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:33

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