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運転

うんてん

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1operation
2driving
3operation (of a machine)
4running
5working
6driving (a vehicle)
7use (of capital, funds, etc.)
8management

Example sentence

車を運転するには運転免許証が必要だ。

You must have a driver's license before you can drive a car.

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Kanji in this word

運Carry, Luck, Destiny12 strokes 転Revolve, Turn Around, Change11 strokes

More words with 運

運送うんそう · shippingN1 運賃うんちん · freight ratesN1 運輸うんゆ · transportationN1 海運かいうん · marine transportationN1 不運ふうん ·

Full entry on Jisho

unlucky

N2

運うん · fortuneN3

幸運こううん · good luckN3

運命うんめい · fateN1

More words with 転

転ずるてんずる · to turnN1 転任てんにん · change of postN1 転回てんかい · revolutionN1 転がすころがす · to rollN2 転々てんてん · from one to anotherN2 運転手うんてんしゅ · driver (by occupation)N4 運転うんてんする · drivingN4 転居てんきょ · movingN1

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