Word Meaning 車止め

くるまどめ kurumadome

車止め is read as くるまどめ (kurumadome) and means (wheel) chock.

Meaning

English

  1. (wheel) chock
  2. bollard (for preventing vehicle access)
  3. barrier
  4. wheel stop
  5. parking block
  6. parking curb
  7. buffer stop
  8. bumper

Reading

Kana

くるまどめ

Romaji

kurumadome

Writing Variants

  • 車止 くるまどめ kurumadome

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 20082 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

車輪止

しゃりんどめ

(wheel) chock

諸車通行止

しょしゃつうこうどめ

Closed to Traffic

自動列車停止装置

じどうれっしゃていしそうち

automatic train stop

車道

しゃどう

roadway

車体

しゃたい

body (of car)

車代

くるまだい

carfare

車台

しゃだい

chassis

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

口止め

くちどめ

hush money

足止め

あしどめ

level dyeing

目止め

めどめ

boiling (an unused piece of earthenware) in hot water mixed with rice or flour (to fill any small holes)

くるま

car