運転席

Japanese

Kanji in this term
運	転	席
うん Grade: 3	てん Grade: 3	せき Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
運轉席 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 運転(うんてん) (unten, “driving”) + 席(せき) (seki, “seat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うんて​んせき [ùńtéꜜǹsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝntẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲi]

Noun

運(うん)転(てん)席(せき) • (untenseki) 

1. driver's seat

Antonyms

• 助手席(じょしゅせき) (joshuseki, “passenger seat”)