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んなぐるま【空車・虚車】 : nnaguruma | define meaning

nnaguruma

Pronunciation: [n̩naɡuɾuma]

Definition

Noun

Empty vehicle; vacant vehicle
(Especially) Empty taxi; vacant taxi

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Japanese むなぐるま【空車】 munaguruma "empty vehicle".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「んなぐるま」空車（ムナグルマ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	空車虚車
Kana	んなぐるま
Romanization	nnaguruma
Pronunciation (IPA)	[n̩naɡuɾuma]

意味：くうしゃ・からぐるま・むなぐるま【空車】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 22). んなぐるま【空車・虚車】 : nnaguruma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8717/nnaguruma/.