かしゃ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かしゃ – see the following entries.

【貨車】 [noun] a freight train [noun] a train car used to carry freight [noun] van: a vehicle with covered cargo area and of intermediate size between a car and a truck

【火車】 [noun] (Buddhism) a fiery chariot that brings sinners to hell; by extension, a form of torture using this vehicle [noun] a burning fire in the shape of a wheel [noun] Short for 火車婆 (kasha-baba): a powerful, evil old hag [noun] (folklore) a yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds [noun] a steam locomotive; by extension, a train [noun] Alternative spelling of 花車 (kasha): a woman who manages and supervises prostitutes

(This term, かしゃ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)