"車椅子" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠isɨ] Forms: 車椅子 [canonical] (ruby: (くるま), (), ()), kurumaisu [romanization], 車いす [alternative, kanji], 車イス [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: From 車 (kuruma, “wheel”) + 椅子 (isu, “chair”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|車|椅子|t1=wheel|t2=chair|tr1=kuruma|tr2=isu}} 車 (kuruma, “wheel”) + 椅子 (isu, “chair”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|くるまいす}} 車(くるま)椅(い)子(す) • (kurumaisu)
  1. wheelchair Wikipedia link: ja: Synonyms: ホイールチェア (hoīruchea)
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      "roman": "hoīruchea",
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