駆 動 軸

くどうじく

noun

drive shaft; driving axle

technicaltool

1. drive shaft; driving axle

The rotating shaft that transmits power from an engine or motor to the wheels or to a driven part of a machine. In a car it carries the engine's torque to the wheels that propel the vehicle.

車(くるま)の駆動軸(くどうじく)が折(お)れた。

The car's drive shaft broke.

エンジンの力(ちから)は駆動軸(くどうじく)を通(とお)してタイヤに伝(つた)わる。

The engine's power is transmitted to the tires through the drive shaft.

この機械(きかい)は駆動軸(くどうじく)の回転(かいてん)によって全体(ぜんたい)が動(うご)く。

This machine's whole mechanism moves through the rotation of the drive shaft.

Formed from 駆動(くどう) (driving, actuation) + 軸(じく) (shaft, axle). A standard term in automotive and mechanical engineering.

Common collocations

駆動軸(くどうじく)を回(まわ)す: to turn the drive shaft
前輪(ぜんりん)駆動軸(くどうじく): front drive shaft

Similar words

車軸(しゃじく): axle — the shaft on which a wheel turns, whether or not it delivers power.
回転軸(かいてんじく): axis of rotation — any shaft or axis about which something rotates.

Related Words

Compare: 車軸(しゃじく) (axle)

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Added 2026.7.11 9:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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