No. 419 in Japanese
運転
Driving.
In a sentence
彼は車を運転するのが上手です。
He is good at driving a car.
In this sentence, '運転' directly refers to the action of driving a vehicle.
今日は運転を控えます。
I will refrain from driving today.
Here, '運転' is used to indicate the act of driving as an activity that is consciously avoided.
電車の運転が再開されました。
The train's operation has resumed.
In this context, '運転' refers to the operation of a vehicle service, specifically a train in this instance.
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