Illustration: Seen through the partition at the front of a local Japanese train, a uniformed driver sits at the control console, one gloved hand on the operating handle and the other pointing toward the track signal ahead. Rails extend beyond the broad front window, and passengers stand behind the cab partition.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

運うん転てん士し

untenshi

professional driver

Often refers to a train or bus driver. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

運転士うんてんしはスピードを落おとした。
The motorman slowed down the train.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
定期券ていきけんは運転士うんてんしに提示ていじする。
The passenger shows a commuter pass to the driver.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
彼かれは運転士うんてんしとして鉄道てつどうで働はたらいている。
He works on the railroad as a driver.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 運転士

運carry; luckOnウンKunはこぶ
転revolve; turn aroundOnテンKunころがる・ころげる・ころがす
士gentleman; scholarOnシKunさむらい

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