運転手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
運	転	手
うん Grade: 3	てん Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) うんてんしゅ [ùńtéꜜǹshù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝntẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝ]

Noun

運転手 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 運轉手, hiragana うんてんしゅ, rōmaji untenshu)

A professional driver of a train or an automobile such as a taxi or a bus; a chauffeur

Synonyms

運転士 (うんてんし) (untenshi) (train or taxi driver)
運転者 (うんてんしゃ) (untensha) (bus driver)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067

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