風車(かざぐるま)

かざぐるま
noun
pinwheel; windmill
tool
See also: 風車(ふうしゃ) (windmill (same kanji))
1. pinwheel; windmill
A toy with vanes that spin in the wind. Can also mean a windmill, but large windmills are usually read ふうしゃ.
風車(かざぐるま)が回(まわ)っている。
The pinwheel is spinning.
子供(こども)が風車(かざぐるま)を持(も)って走(はし)っている。
A child is running holding a pinwheel.
夏祭(なつまつ)りの屋台(やたい)で色(いろ)とりどりの風車(かざぐるま)が売(う)られていた。
Colorful pinwheels were being sold at the summer festival stalls.
When referring to large windmill structures, ふうしゃ is also used.

風車(かざぐるま) is a compound of 風(かざ) (wind) and 車(くるま) (wheel). It most often means a toy pinwheel.

Pronunciation

  • かざぐるま: the usual reading for the toy pinwheel
  • ふうしゃ: the usual reading for a windmill (オランダの風車(ふうしゃ)) and for wind turbines

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Related: 水車(すいしゃ) (waterwheel)
Related: 車輪(しゃりん) (wheel)
Related: 風力(ふうりょく)発電(はつでん) (wind power generation)
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Added 2026.2.8 12:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:20
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