機関車
きかんしゃ · kikansha · JLPT N2 · noun
locomotive
🚂 機関 (engine) + 車 (vehicle) = 機関車, the engine vehicle
機関 means engine or mechanism, and 車 means vehicle or car. Joined, they name the vehicle that carries its own engine: the locomotive.
きかんしゃ · kikansha · JLPT N2 · noun
locomotive
🚂 機関 (engine) + 車 (vehicle) = 機関車, the engine vehicle
機関 means engine or mechanism, and 車 means vehicle or car. Joined, they name the vehicle that carries its own engine: the locomotive.