運転手(うんてんしゅ)

うんてんしゅ
noun
driver (professional)
1. driver (professional)
A person who drives a vehicle as their occupation, such as a taxi, bus, or truck driver.
バスの運転手(うんてんしゅ)になりたい。
I want to become a bus driver.
運転手(うんてんしゅ)に行(い)き先(さき)を伝(つた)えた。
I told the driver the destination.
そのタクシーの運転手(うんてんしゅ)さんはとても親切(しんせつ)で、荷物(にもつ)も運(はこ)んでくれた。
That taxi driver was very kind and even carried my luggage for me.
運転手(うんてんしゅ)さん is the polite way to address a driver

運転手(うんてんしゅ) specifically refers to professional drivers.

Components: 運転(うんてん) (driving) + 手(しゅ) (person/hand)

Usage:

  • Used for taxi drivers, bus drivers, truck drivers, chauffeurs, etc.
  • For casual/non-professional drivers, simply use 運転(うんてん)する人(ひと) or ドライバー

Polite address: Often called 運転手(うんてんしゅ)さん when addressing directly.

Related:

  • 運転(うんてん): driving
  • 運転(うんてん)する: to drive
  • 運転(うんてん)免許(めんきょ): driver's license
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Added 2026.1.8 21:19 · Revised 2026.3.9 20:07
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