1.
vehicle
A wheeled conveyance, especially in formal or technical contexts.
駐車禁止区域に車両を停めないでください。
Please don't park vehicles in the no-parking zone.
緊急車両が通ります。
An emergency vehicle is coming through.
この道は車両通行禁止です。
This road is closed to vehicles.
2.
train car; railway carriage
An individual car of a train.
女性専用車両に乗る。
To ride in the women-only car.
この電車は10両編成だ。
This train has 10 cars.
先頭車両に乗ってください。
Please ride in the front car.
車両 is a formal or technical term for vehicles. In everyday speech, 車 is used for cars and 電車 for trains, while 車両 appears in official signs, regulations, and announcements.
TRAIN USAGE:
- 先頭車両: front car
- 最後尾車両: rear car
- 女性専用車両: women-only car
- ~両編成: N-car formation (e.g., 10両編成)
ROAD/REGULATION USAGE:
- 車両通行禁止: no vehicles allowed
- 緊急車両: emergency vehicle
- 車両進入禁止: no vehicle entry
COUNTER: Individual train cars are counted with 両.