助手席(じょしゅせき) じょしゅせき noun passenger seat; front passenger seat transportation 1. passenger seat; front passenger seat The seat next to the driver in a car. In Japan (where cars are right-hand drive), this is the left front seat. 助手席(じょしゅせき)に座(すわ)ってもいい？🔊 Can I sit in the passenger seat? 助手席(じょしゅせき)でナビをしてくれる？🔊 Can you navigate for me from the passenger seat? 子供(こども)は助手席(じょしゅせき)ではなく後部(こうぶ)座席(ざせき)に座(すわ)らせたほうが安全(あんぜん)だ。🔊 It's safer to have children sit in the back seat rather than the passenger seat. Literally "assistant's seat" — originally the seat where a driving instructor or navigator would sit. Now simply refers to the front passenger seat in any car.Common collocations助手席(じょしゅせき)に座(すわ)る (to sit in the passenger seat)助手席(じょしゅせき)に乗(の)る (to ride in the passenger seat)助手席(じょしゅせき)の窓(まど) (passenger-side window)Related words運転席(うんてんせき) (driver's seat)後部(こうぶ)座席(ざせき) (back seat / rear seat)後(うし)ろの席(せき) (back seat — casual) Related Words Related: 運転席(うんてんせき) (driver's seat) Related: 後部(こうぶ)座席(ざせき) (back seat / rear seat) general Added 2026.3.3 18:51 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 14500/14738_joshuseki