右車線(みぎしゃせん)

みぎしゃせん
noun
right lane (of a road)
transportation
1. right lane (of a road)
The traffic lane on the right side of a multi-lane road. In Japan, where cars drive on the left, the right lane is typically the passing or turning lane.
右車線(みぎしゃせん)に移(うつ)る。
I move into the right lane.
右折(うせつ)するので右車線(みぎしゃせん)を走(はし)った。
Since I was turning right, I drove in the right lane.
追(お)い越(こ)すときだけ右車線(みぎしゃせん)を使(つか)い、すぐに左(ひだり)に戻(もど)るのが基本(きほん)だ。
The rule of thumb is to use the right lane only when overtaking and then return to the left right away.

Formed from 右(みぎ) (right) + 車線(しゃせん) (traffic lane). In Japan's left-hand traffic, the right lane is generally the overtaking lane and the lane used to prepare for right turns.

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Antonym: 左車線(ひだりしゃせん) (left lane)
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Added 2026.6.14 21:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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