肩車

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 肩車 is read かたぐるま and means carrying someone seated on one's shoulders.
• Basic usage: In 子どもを肩車したまま、ゆっくり階段を上った。, someone slowly climbs the stairs with a child seated on their shoulders.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A shoulder ride, not a back ride
  • 肩車 places the child astride the shoulders rather than against the carrier's back. In 子どもを肩車した, the child is the person being carried.