Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 運転する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 運うん 転てん する 運うん 転てん しない Polite 運うん 転てん します 運うん 転てん しません Past polite 運うん 転てん しました 運うん 転てん しませんでした Past 運うん 転てん した 運うん 転てん しなかった Te-form 運うん 転てん して 運うん 転てん しないで Desire 運うん 転てん したい 運うん 転てん したくない Potential 運うん 転てん できる 運うん 転てん できない Passive 運うん 転てん される 運うん 転てん されない Causative 運うん 転てん させる 運うん 転てん させない Causative passive 運うん 転てん させられる 運うん 転てん させられない Volitional 運うん 転てん しよう Polite volitional 運うん 転てん しましょう Imperative 運うん 転てん しろ 運うん 転てん するな Conditional 運うん 転てん すれば 運うん 転てん しなければ Tara conditional 運うん 転てん したら 運うん 転てん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 運うん 転てん する to drive a vehicle
He drives a car to work every day.
運うん 転てん を 始はじ める to start operating (a machine or system)
The new power plant started operation.
運うん 転てん を 停てい 止し する to shut down or halt operation
They stopped the machine's operation for inspection.
運うん 転てん 免めん 許きょ を 取と る to get a driver's license
I got my driver's license last month.
Expressions 運うん 転てん 見み 合あ わせ temporary suspension of public transport service Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change Transitive / intransitive 運転 is used both transitively and intransitively: transitively as in 彼は車を運転する (He drives the car), and intransitively as in 機械が運転している (The machine is running).
Related words· 10 操作 focuses on manipulating the controls or buttons of a device, while 運転 covers the broader act of running a machine or driving a vehicle.
操縦 is used for skillfully piloting or controlling vehicles like aircraft or ships, whereas 運転 is the everyday word for driving cars, trains, or buses.
運用 is the standard modern term for managing funds or systems, while 運転 in this sense is a narrower, more old-fashioned business term for the same idea.
運行 describes trains or buses running on a fixed schedule or route, while 運転 focuses on the act of operating or driving the vehicle itself.
Show 6 more Show fewer 運転 is the neutral, general word for operating or driving a vehicle, while ドライブ specifically implies driving for leisure or as an outing.
運転する is the neutral verb for simply driving or operating a vehicle, while 乗り回す adds the nuance of driving around casually or for fun without a fixed destination.
運転 focuses on the human act of operating or driving a vehicle, while 走行 describes the vehicle's own movement or travel.
運転 is used for driving vehicles or operating simple machinery, while 稼働 refers to a machine or system being continuously active or productive.
運転 is used for driving vehicles or operating individual machines, while 操業 refers specifically to the continuous running of a whole facility like a factory or fishing fleet.
運転 is the everyday word for operating a vehicle or machine, while 駆動 is a more technical term focused on the drive mechanism itself.
Don't confuse with 運動 means physical exercise or movement, while 運転 means operating a machine or driving a vehicle; learners sometimes confuse them because both start with 運 .
運転 means directly driving or operating a vehicle or machine, whereas 運航 refers to the scheduled service of a ship or aircraft as a whole.
運転 (driving/operating a vehicle) shares the kanji 運 with 運送 (shipping/transport of goods) but describes the act of operating a machine, not moving cargo.
Word family· 48 Show 6 more Show fewer drunk driving; driving under the influence of alcohol
driver's license
driver's seat; cab
driver's cab; operator's cab
driver (of a vehicle)
running expenses; operational costs
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Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 運 , associated with carrying or moving, and 転 , associated with turning or revolving. The spelling transparently matches the ideas of running machinery, driving vehicles, and putting resources into motion.
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