車椅子

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 車椅子 is read as くるまいす and is a noun for a wheelchair, a wheeled chair that enables seated mobility.
• Basic usage: The device is the object in 車椅子を使う, while accessibility appears in 車椅子でも通れる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Particles で and でも
  • で in 車椅子で移動する marks the means; でも emphasizes that passage is possible even for a wheelchair user.
• Accessibility wording
  • 車椅子でも通れる describes an accessible route or ramp, not merely the physical chair passing through.