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Definition of "kuruma" []

  • A Japanese cart; a vehicle of any kind, including the jinrikisha. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "kuruma" in a sentence
  • "2 I continue hereafter to use the Japanese word kuruma instead of the Chinese word Jin-ri-ki-sha."
  • "Maheshwari of Beyond the Usual - Aappam with Mutton kuruma and Thengai pal"
  • "There are shrimp from everywhere and of every kind, live and sprightly, in open plastic sacks in Styrofoam boxes with bubbling aeration tubes: red Japanese shrimp, sweet Japanese shrimp (ama-ebi), striped Asian kuruma shrimp, along with Alaskan shrimp and Maine shrimp on ice, and frozen shrimp of every size and sort."