歯車
はぐるま · haguruma · JLPT N2 · noun
gear
⚙️ 歯 (ha, tooth) + 車 (guruma, wheel) = a wheel with teeth
The word is built from 歯 (tooth) and 車 (wheel). The teeth on one wheel catch the teeth on the next, which is how gears turn each other.
はぐるま · haguruma · JLPT N2 · noun
gear
⚙️ 歯 (ha, tooth) + 車 (guruma, wheel) = a wheel with teeth
The word is built from 歯 (tooth) and 車 (wheel). The teeth on one wheel catch the teeth on the next, which is how gears turn each other.