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wheelchair
A chair with wheels used by people who have difficulty walking.
車椅子を使っています。
I use a wheelchair.
この建物は車椅子でも入れます。
This building is accessible by wheelchair.
祖母は足を怪我してから車椅子で生活しています。
My grandmother has been living in a wheelchair since she injured her leg.
車椅子 is a compound of 車 (wheel/vehicle) and 椅子 (chair). It refers to both manual and electric wheelchairs.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 車椅子に乗る: to ride in a wheelchair
- 車椅子を押す: to push a wheelchair
- 車椅子用のスロープ: wheelchair ramp
- 車椅子生活: life in a wheelchair
RELATED VOCABULARY:
- 電動車椅子: electric wheelchair
- バリアフリー: barrier-free (accessibility)
- 介助: assistance, caregiving
USAGE:
In accessibility contexts, signs and public facilities often use the shorter 車椅子 rather than longer formal terms. The international wheelchair symbol is called 車椅子マーク.