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運転中は運転手に話しかけぬこと。

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運転中 運転手 話しかけぬ こと

English Translation

Passengers shall not converse with the driver while the bus is in motion.

Furigana

運転中(うんてんちゅう)運転手(うんてんしゅ)(はな)しかけぬこと。

Romanji

Untenchū wa untenshu ni hanashikakenu koto.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
運転手 (うんてんしゅ)
driver; chauffeur
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
話しかける (はなしかける)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk