"風車" meaning in Japanese

See 風車 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ːɕa̠] Forms: 風車 [canonical] (ruby: (ふう), (しゃ)), fūsha [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 風車 (MC pjuwng tsyhae, “wind + wheel”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ふうしゃ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|風車|wind + wheel|id=1,2}} 風車 (MC pjuwng tsyhae, “wind + wheel”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふうしゃ}} 風(ふう)車(しゃ) • (fūsha)
  1. a windmill (structure) Derived forms: 風車小屋 (fūshagoya) (ruby: (ふう), (しゃ), (), ()) (english: a windmill shed), 風車草: alternate name for 茜 (akane), Rubia argyi, a kind of flowering madder
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-Ex6F5yHI Categories (other): 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 4 12 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 19 6 13 8 20 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 7 12 9 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 12 9 10 11 21 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 6 11 8 22 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (windmill): ウィンドミル (windomiru) [rare]
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'windmill': 30 30 8 13 1 18 0

Noun

IPA: [ka̠za̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠] Forms: 風車 [canonical] (ruby: (かざ), (ぐるま)), kazaguruma [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 風 (kaza, “wind”, the older combining form) + 車 (kuruma, “wheel”). The kuruma changes to guruma as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{wp|風車 (玩具)|lang=ja}}, {{lang|ja|風車}} 風車, {{lang|ja|風車}} 風車, {{taxlink|Clematis patens|species}} Clematis patens, {{com|ja|風|車|pos1=the older combining form|sort=かざぐるま|t1=wind|t2=wheel|tr1=kaza|tr2=kuruma}} 風 (kaza, “wind”, the older combining form) + 車 (kuruma, “wheel”), {{rendaku2|kuruma|guruma|sort=かざぐるま}} The kuruma changes to guruma as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|かざぐるま}} 風(かざ)車(ぐるま) • (kazaguruma)
  1. a windmill (structure)
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-Ex6F5yHI1 Categories (other): 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 4 12 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 19 6 13 8 20 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 7 12 9 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 12 9 10 11 21 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 6 11 8 22 21
  2. a pinwheel, a toy that spins in the wind
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-7rA0CagM Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Toys, Wind Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Toys: 18 18 25 10 10 12 7 Disambiguation of Wind: 12 12 40 5 0 12 19
  3. a crest in the shape of a windmill or pinwheel
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-lC2LHwhZ Categories (other): 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 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 4 12 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 19 6 13 8 20 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 7 12 9 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 6 11 8 22 21
  4. (figurative) economic disadvantage, a difficult life Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-To~KsFQ1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 12 9 10 11 21 25
  5. (shogi) the “windmill opening” in shogi
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-Da9Fl5~C Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Shogi, 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 4 12 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 19 6 13 8 20 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 7 12 9 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 12 9 10 11 21 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 6 11 8 22 21 Topics: board-games, games, shogi
  6. a kind of clematis flower, the Clematis patens
    Sense id: en-風車-ja-noun-mpzer7v4 Categories (other): 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Anemoneae tribe plants, Flowers Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 4 12 5 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 19 6 13 8 20 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 17 7 12 9 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 15 14 11 17 15 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 12 9 10 11 21 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 6 11 8 22 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 12 12 10 9 12 18 26 Disambiguation of Anemoneae tribe plants: 10 10 6 7 7 10 50 Disambiguation of Flowers: 11 11 10 8 11 16 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (windmill): ウィンドミル (windomiru) [rare] Related terms: 風力原動機 (fūryoku gendōki) (ruby: (ふう), (りょく), (げん), (どう), ()) (english: wind power)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'windmill': 30 30 8 13 1 18 0
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      "other": "かざぐるま"
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      "ipa": "[ka̠za̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠]"
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      "_dis1": "30 30 8 13 1 18 0",
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    }
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    "Clematis patens",
    "Pinwheel (toy)",
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    "ja:風車 (将棋)"
  ],
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}
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          "しゃ"
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ːɕa̠]"
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      "english": "wind power",
      "roman": "fūryoku gendōki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "風",
          "ふう"
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          "力",
          "りょく"
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          "原",
          "げん"
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          "どう"
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          "機",
          "き"
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      ],
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        "a windmill (structure)"
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              36
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              13
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          "english": "Hey, the wind's blowing, let's spin pinwheels.",
          "roman": "Ne, kaze ga fuite iru yo, kazaguruma o mawasō.",
          "ruby": [
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              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
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              "吹",
              "ふ"
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              "まわ"
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        }
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "crest"
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        [
          "windmill",
          "windmill"
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          "pinwheel",
          "pinwheel"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "economic disadvantage, a difficult life"
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      "links": [
        [
          "economic",
          "economic"
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          "disadvantage",
          "disadvantage"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) economic disadvantage, a difficult life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Shogi"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the “windmill opening” in shogi"
      ],
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        [
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          "windmill",
          "windmill"
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      ],
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        "(shogi) the “windmill opening” in shogi"
      ],
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        "games",
        "shogi"
      ]
    },
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        "a kind of clematis flower, the Clematis patens"
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      "other": "かざぐるま"
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      "ipa": "[ka̠za̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "windomiru",
      "sense": "windmill",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ウィンドミル"
    }
  ],
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    "Clematis patens",
    "Pinwheel (toy)",
    "ja:カザグルマ",
    "ja:風車 (将棋)"
  ],
  "word": "風車"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 風車 meaning in Japanese (6.2kB)

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