山車

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
irregular
Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
しゃ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is the dashi reading from a clipping of ()(もの) (dashimono)?”

Alternative forms

Noun

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山車(だし) or 山車(だんじり) (dashi or danjiri

  1. A float; a vehicle used in a festival.


Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
くるま > ぐるま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

(やま)(ぐるま) or 山車(ヤマグルマ) (yamaguruma

  1. wheel tree, Trochodendron aralioides

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).