酒 気 帯(しゅきお)び運 転(うんてん)

しゅきおびうんてん

noun

driving under the influence; DUI

1. driving under the influence of alcohol; DUI

Driving while having alcohol in one's system, even if not severely intoxicated. Under Japanese law, drivers with blood alcohol above a certain threshold but below the drunk driving limit are guilty of this offense. A lesser offense than 飲酒運転 (drunk driving) but still illegal.

酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん)で摘発(てきはつ)された。

He was caught driving under the influence.

少(すこ)しでもお酒(さけ)を飲(の)んだら酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん)になる可能性(かのうせい)がある。

Even drinking a small amount of alcohol can result in driving under the influence.

酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん)は免許停止(めんきょていし)や罰金(ばっきん)の対象(たいしょう)になる違反(いはん)だ。

Driving under the influence is a violation subject to license suspension and fines.

A legal traffic offense distinct from 飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん) (drunk driving). 酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん) refers specifically to driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15mg/L or above (but below the 0.25mg/L threshold for the more serious charge).

Common collocations

酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん)で捕(つか)まる: to be arrested for DUI
酒気帯(しゅきお)び運転(うんてん)の疑(うたが)い: suspicion of DUI

Similar words

飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん): drunk driving — the more serious offense involving higher blood alcohol levels

Related Words

Compare: 飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん) (drunk driving)

Compare: 酒酔(しゅよ)い運転(うんてん) (drunk driving)

Compare: 蛇行運転(だこううんてん) (reckless weaving driving)

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Added 2026.6.14 6:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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