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rickshaw

two or three-wheeled passenger cart, of Asian origin
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rickshaw

Summary

rickshaw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rickshaw is a type of two-wheeler[2].
  • rickshaw is a type of three-wheeler[3].
  • rickshaw is used for urban and regional transportation[4].
  • rickshaw's Commons category is recorded as Rickshaws[5].
  • rickshaw's powered by is recorded as human power[6].
  • rickshaw's powered by is recorded as internal combustion engine[7].
  • rickshaw's powered by is recorded as electric motor[8].
  • rickshaw comprises seat[9].
  • rickshaw comprises wheel[10].
  • rickshaw comprises Q11481745[11].
  • rickshaw comprises engine[12].
  • rickshaw's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rickshaws[13].
  • rickshaw's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • rickshaw's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • rickshaw's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '人力車'}[16].
  • rickshaw's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '力車'}[17].
  • rickshaw's carries passengers or cargo is recorded as passenger[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include two-wheeler[2] and three-wheeler[3].

Use and Application

rickshaw is used for urban and regional transportation[4]. Components include seat[9], wheel[10], Q11481745[11], and engine[12].

Why It Matters

rickshaw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).[1] rickshaw has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] rickshaw is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Kenkyūsha’s New English-Japanese Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → urban and regional transportation
    Carries passengers or cargo → passenger
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → two-wheeler, three-wheeler
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29388, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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