戦車(せんしゃ)

せんしゃ
noun
tank (military vehicle)
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1. tank (armored military vehicle)
An armored fighting vehicle with a gun turret that moves on caterpillar tracks. Historically also a war chariot.
戦車(せんしゃ)が走(はし)っている。
A tank is moving.
博物館(はくぶつかん)で古(ふる)い戦車(せんしゃ)を見(み)た。
I saw an old tank at the museum.
戦車(せんしゃ)のキャタピラは、柔(やわ)らかい地面(じめん)でも進(すす)めるように作(つく)られている。
A tank's caterpillar tracks are made so it can advance even over soft ground.

Counted with 両(りょう) (like train cars) or 台(だい).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 装甲車(そうこうしゃ): armored car — wheeled, lighter, usually no large turret
  • タンク: tank — in Japanese normally a container (for water or gas), not the vehicle

Related Words

Compare: タンク (tank)
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Added 2026.10.7 9:56 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:58
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