JLPT N3 · At the doctor's

救急車

きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

Stroke order of 救急車

3 characters, 27 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

救 · 11 strokes急 · 9 strokes 車 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

A vehicle 車 for urgent 急 rescue 救.

Parts: 救 rescue + 急 urgent + 車 vehicle

The characters in 救急車

急きゅう — sudden; urgent (9 strokes)
車くるま — car (7 strokes)

Example sentence

救急車を呼びました。

きゅうきゅうしゃをよびました。

I called an ambulance.

Words with 急

急ぐto hurry 特急limited express 急行express (train)急sudden; urgent 急にsuddenly

Words with 車

車car 電車train 駐車場parking lot 駐車parking 自転車bicycle 自動車car; automobile 各駅停車local train 車内inside the car 発車departure (vehicle)車道roadway

More words: At the doctor's

診察medical examination 診断diagnosis 内科internal medicine 外科surgery (department)歯科dentistry 眼科ophthalmology 小児科pediatrics 保険証health insurance card 見舞いvisiting a sick person 体調physical condition

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