Breakdown of jitensha
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.
self
自
If you bend your eye far enough, you can see your self.
revolve
転
A car doesn't say anything, it just revolves.
Usages of jitensha
自転車 を 借りて も いい です か？jitensha o karite mo ii desu ka?
May I borrow a bicycle?
学校 が 遠く なければ、 自転車 で 行きます。gakkou ga tooku nakereba, jitensha de ikimasu.
If the school isn’t far, I’ll go by bicycle.
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