"火車" meaning in Japanese

See 火車 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ɕa̠] Forms: 火車 [canonical] (ruby: 火(か), 車(しゃ)), kasha [romanization], kwasya [romanization], くわしや [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kua t͡ɕia/ → /kʷaɕʲa/ → /kaɕa/ From Middle Chinese compound 火車 (MC xwaX tsyhae). The "steam locomotive" sense is a semantic loan from modern Chinese 火車 /火车 (huǒchē). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=かしや}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|火車|id=1,2}} 火車 (MC xwaX tsyhae), {{semantic loan|ja|zh|火車|notext=1|sort=かしや|tr=huǒchē}} Chinese 火車 /火车 (huǒchē), {{der|ja|sa|sort=かしや}} Sanskrit [Term?] Head templates: {{ja-noun|かしゃ|hhira=くわしや}} 火(か)車(しゃ) • (kasha) ^(←くわしや (kwasya)?)
  1. (Buddhism) a fiery chariot that brings sinners to hell; by extension, a form of torture using this vehicle Synonyms: 火の車
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-Fl5MMnPl Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 10 23 25 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 9 30 26 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 17 22 19 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 8 29 27 6 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 10 30 27 7 13 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. a burning fire in the shape of a wheel
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-P~rKIsB7 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 10 23 25 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 17 22 19 8 21
  3. Short for 火車婆 (kasha-baba): a powerful, evil old hag Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 火車婆 (extra: (kasha-baba): a powerful, evil old hag)
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-hm5w9a79 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 36 20 6 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 10 23 25 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 9 30 26 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 17 22 19 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 8 29 27 6 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 10 30 27 7 13
  4. (folklore) a yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-xYlDPfLr Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Folklore, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 10 23 25 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 9 30 26 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 17 22 19 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 8 29 27 6 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 10 30 27 7 13 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  5. a steam locomotive; by extension, a train Synonyms: 汽車
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-fXY7YTdG
  6. Alternative spelling of 花車 (kasha): a woman who manages and supervises prostitutes Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 花車 (extra: (kasha): a woman who manages and supervises prostitutes)
    Sense id: en-火車-ja-noun-8PO8iuG1 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 10 23 25 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 9 30 26 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 14 17 22 19 8 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 8 29 27 6 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 10 30 27 7 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 火車婆 (kasha-baba) (ruby: 火(か), 車(しゃ), 婆(ばば)) 
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          "english": "Only in China, which is 26 times the size of Japan, does one experience such long, long travel by locomotive (steam train). For example one Chinese staffer in our office takes 32 hours to reach her hometown in Lanzhou.",
          "ref": "1994 February 4, “Pekin chippu shidai? [Does one tip in Beijing?]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 7:",
          "roman": "Nihon no nijūrokubai no menseki ga aru Chūgoku dake ni, kasha (kisha) no tabi wa nagai, nagai. Waga shikyoku no Chūgoku-jin josei sutaffu no bāi, furusato no Ranshū made sanjūni jikan kakaru.",
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "かしゃ",
        "hhira": "くわしや"
      },
      "expansion": "火(か)車(しゃ) • (kasha) ^(←くわしや (kwasya)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fiery chariot that brings sinners to hell; by extension, a form of torture using this vehicle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "fiery",
          "fiery"
        ],
        [
          "chariot",
          "chariot"
        ],
        [
          "sinner",
          "sinner"
        ],
        [
          "hell",
          "hell"
        ],
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) a fiery chariot that brings sinners to hell; by extension, a form of torture using this vehicle"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "火の車"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a burning fire in the shape of a wheel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "wheel",
          "wheel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(kasha-baba): a powerful, evil old hag",
          "word": "火車婆"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 火車婆 (kasha-baba): a powerful, evil old hag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "火車婆",
          "火車婆#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "hag",
          "hag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Folklore"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "yōkai",
          "yōkai"
        ],
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "accumulating",
          "accumulate"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore) a yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              98,
              108
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              56,
              61
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Only in China, which is 26 times the size of Japan, does one experience such long, long travel by locomotive (steam train). For example one Chinese staffer in our office takes 32 hours to reach her hometown in Lanzhou.",
          "ref": "1994 February 4, “Pekin chippu shidai? [Does one tip in Beijing?]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 7:",
          "roman": "Nihon no nijūrokubai no menseki ga aru Chūgoku dake ni, kasha (kisha) no tabi wa nagai, nagai. Waga shikyoku no Chūgoku-jin josei sutaffu no bāi, furusato no Ranshū made sanjūni jikan kakaru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ],
            [
              "二",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "十",
              "じゅう"
            ],
            [
              "六",
              "ろく"
            ],
            [
              "倍",
              "ばい"
            ],
            [
              "面",
              "めん"
            ],
            [
              "積",
              "せき"
            ],
            [
              "中",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "ごく"
            ],
            [
              "火",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "車",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "汽",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "車",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "旅",
              "たび"
            ],
            [
              "長",
              "なが"
            ],
            [
              "長",
              "なが"
            ],
            [
              "支",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "局",
              "きょく"
            ],
            [
              "中",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "ごく"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "じん"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "場",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "合",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "故",
              "ふる"
            ],
            [
              "郷",
              "さと"
            ],
            [
              "蘭",
              "ラン"
            ],
            [
              "州",
              "シュウ"
            ],
            [
              "三",
              "さん"
            ],
            [
              "十",
              "じゅう"
            ],
            [
              "二",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "間",
              "かん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "日本の二十六倍の面積がある中国だけに、火車（汽車）の旅は長い、長い。わが支局の中国人女性スタッフの場合、故郷の蘭州まで三十二時間かかる。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a steam locomotive; by extension, a train"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steam locomotive",
          "steam locomotive"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "汽車"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(kasha): a woman who manages and supervises prostitutes",
          "word": "花車"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 花車 (kasha): a woman who manages and supervises prostitutes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "花車",
          "花車#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "supervise",
          "supervise"
        ],
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ɕa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "火車"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 火車 meaning in Japanese (5.9kB)

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