運転

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 運転 is a noun and する verb for driving a vehicle or operating transport or machinery, and is read うんてん.
• Basic usage: A person's driving appears in 車を運転する, while train operation appears in 列車の運転.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Driving and service operation
  • With a car, it can denote the driver's action; with a train, it can denote the operation or availability of the service.
• Difference from 運行
  • 運行 focuses on scheduled transport service, while 運転 also broadly covers a person's driving or a machine's operation.