Breakdown of kisha
car
車
Looks like a car doesn't it? With a line connecting two axles that the wheels are connected to, and an engine(the sun) in the middle.
steam
汽
Usages of kisha
汽車 で 旅行するの が 好き。kisha de ryokousuruno ga suki.
(I) like traveling by steam train.
黒い 汽車 は 遅い です。kuroi kisha wa osoi desu.
The black steam train is slow.
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