English–Japanese
“drive” in Japanese
How to say “drive” in Japanese
“Drive” in Japanese is 転がす (korogasu). 転がす can also mean “roll”.
Causes an object to move along by rolling it, and by extension moves a vehicle through driving it.
Example sentences with 転がす
ボールを転がします。bō ru o koro ga shi ma su
I roll the ball.
父は今も古い車を転がしています。chichi wa ima mo furu i kuruma o koro ga shi te i ma su
My father still drives an old car.
Tips for using 転がす
- In casual Japanese, 車を転がす (kuruma o korogasu) can mean driving a car rather than literally rolling it, showing how the rolling sense extends to vehicle movement.
Other Japanese words for “drive”
今日は友達とドライブします。kyō wa tomo dachi to do ra i bu shi ma su
I am going for a drive with my friends today.
このモーターは車輪を駆動します。ko no mō tā wa sha rin o ku dō shi ma su
This motor drives the wheels.