Word Meaning 車夫

しゃふ shafu

車夫 is read as しゃふ (shafu) and means rickshaw puller.

Meaning

English

  1. rickshaw puller
  2. rickshaw driver
  3. rickshaw man

Reading

Kana

しゃふ

Romaji

shafu

Writing Variants

  • 俥夫 しゃふ shafu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 83950 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人力車夫

じんりきしゃふ

rickshaw man

車両

しゃりょう

rolling stock

車内

しゃない

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

車椅子

くるまいす

wheelchair

車窓

しゃそう

train window

車種

しゃしゅ

car model

車座

くるまざ

sitting in a circle

車回し

くるままわし

turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)

車々間通信

しゃしゃかんつうしん

IVC

おっと

husband

工夫

くふう

dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

亡夫

ぼうふ

deceased husband