JLPT N4 · Noun

運転手 (untenshu)

運転手 (うんてんしゅ, untenshu) is a Japanese noun meaning “driver; chauffeur”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うんてんしゅ
Romaji: untenshu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

driver; chauffeur · noun

Example sentences

運転手はベルトを締めるべきだ。

Drivers should wear seat belts.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 運転手

運

carry, luck, destinyウン・はこ.ぶ · 12 strokes

転

revolve, turn around, changeテン・ころ.がる・ころ.げる · 11 strokes

手

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 運転手.

運動うんどうexercise運転うんてんoperation (of a machine)運ぶはこぶto carry運うんfortune幸運こううんgood luck運河うんが(navigable) canal不運ふうんmisfortune運営うんえいmanagement運送うんそうtransport運賃うんちん(passenger) fare運搬うんぱんtransport運命うんめいfate運輸うんゆtransportation運用うんようmaking use of

Source: JMdict entry 1172870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.