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風車

ふうしゃ

noun

Meanings

1windmill
2wind turbine
3pinwheel (toy)
4windmill (toy)
5Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)

Example sentence

オランダを訪問するまで、風車を見たことがなかった。

I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.

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Kanji in this word

風Wind, Air, Style9 strokes 車Car7 strokes

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風土ふうど · natural featuresN1 風習ふうしゅう · customN1 洋風ようふう · western styleN1 扇風機せんぷうき · electric fanN2 風船ふうせん ·

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balloon

N2

～風～ふう · ~ styleN2

無風むふう · windless

風俗ふうぞく · mannersN1

More words with 車

～車～しゃ · ~ carN2 車掌しゃしょう · (train) conductorN2 機関車きかんしゃ · locomotiveN2 車輪しゃりん · (car) wheelN2 駐車ちゅうしゃ · parking (e.g., car)N3 発車はっしゃ · departure of a vehicleN3 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう · parking lotN4 車庫しゃこ · garageN2

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