How to say 'Driving' in Japanese | 運転

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The Japanese word for Driving is 'Unten', written as 運転 in Japanese.'Driving' in hiragana is うんてん.

word

運転

Meaning

Driving

Reading

うんてん

unten

Kanji

運Fortune 転Revolve

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '運転 (うんてん)' primarily means 'driving'. It refers to the act of operating a vehicle, such as a car, bus, or train. This word is commonly used in contexts related to transportation and vehicle operation. For example: I am driving a car「車を運転しています」(くるまをうんてんしています). He has a driver's license「彼は運転免許を持っています」(かれはうんてんめんきょをもっています). Additionally, '運転' can also be used in a broader sense to mean 'operation' or 'management' of machinery or systems, but this usage is less common and context-dependent.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1084

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 運転

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

運

Meaning

Fortune

kanji

転

Meaning

Revolve

Words Related to 運転 Through the Kanji 運

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 運 as well.

word

運転手

Meaning

Driver

word

運動

Meaning

Exercise

word

運ぶ

Meaning

Transport, Carry

word

運命

Meaning

Fate

word

運用

Meaning

Operation

word

運営

Meaning

Management

word

運賃

Meaning

Fare

word

運送

Meaning

Transport

word

運動会

Meaning

Sports day

word

運動場

Meaning

Playground

word

運

Meaning

Luck

word

幸運

Meaning

Luck

word

不運

Meaning

Misfortune

Words Related to 運転 Through the Kanji 転

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 転 as well.

word

自転車

Meaning

Bicycle

word

運転手

Meaning

Driver

word

転ぶ

Meaning

Fall

word

転換

Meaning

Conversion, Shift

word

自転

Meaning

Rotation

word

回転

Meaning

Rotation

word

転がす

Meaning

Roll

word

移転

Meaning

Relocation

word

転がる

Meaning

Roll

word

転ずる

Meaning

Change

word

転勤

Meaning

Transfer

word

転職

Meaning

Job change

word

寝転ぶ

Meaning

Lie

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What does 'Unten' (運転) mean?

'Unten' means 'Driving' .

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