2484 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 19
Meaning: rut, wheel track
Kunyomi: わだちい わだち
Onyomi: テツ
Composition: 車
Radical: 車
Meaning: cart, car
轍 (ワダチ) rut, wheel track, furrow
轍を踏む (テツヲフム) to repeat someone's mistake, to make the same mistake as one's predecessor, to follow the ruts of a previous cart
前轍 (ゼンテツ) wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
転轍 (テンテツ) switching or shunting (of a rail car)
轍 (わだち) rut, wheel track, furrow