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山車

花車

Readings

Kana: だし、さんしゃ
Romaji: dashi, sansha
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

festival car (float)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower

Example Sentence

川越(かわごえ)山車(だし)は、いわゆる(ほこ)山車(だし)()ばれる(かたち)で、車輪(しゃりん)が3つ、もしくは4つ()いています。
➥The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.
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