運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)

Usage

Often shortened to 免許(めんきょ) in casual conversation. The physical card is called 運転免許証(うんてんめんきょしょう). In Japan, a driver's license is commonly used as photo ID.

Common collocations

• 運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)を取(と)る (to get a driver's license)
• 運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)の更新(こうしん) (license renewal)
• 運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)試験(しけん) (driving test)
• 運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)の返納(へんのう) (voluntary surrender of a license)
• 運転免許証(うんてんめんきょしょう) (driver's license card)

Similar words

• 運転免許(うんてんめんきょ): driver's license (full formal term)
• 免許(めんきょ): license (abbreviated form, also used for other licenses)
• 免許証(めんきょしょう): license card (the physical document)