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
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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).

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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)
Related: 飲酒(いんしゅ) (drinking alcohol)
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Added 2026.6.14 6:22 · Revised 2026.9.28 5:44
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