What does 歯車 mean?
歯車 is a Japanese noun meaning “gear, cog-wheel” in English. It can also be translated as “cog (in an organization, company, etc.)” depending on context. It is written as 歯車 in kanji, はぐるま in hiragana, and haguruma in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
歯車がかみ合っている。
The cog-wheels are in gear.