noun
regular car; ordinary vehicle
Refers to a standard private car, as opposed to buses, taxis, emergency vehicles, or other special-purpose vehicles. Often used in traffic regulations, parking rules, or event access contexts.
この駐車場は一般車の利用はできません。
This parking lot is not available for regular cars.
緊急車両が通りますので、一般車は左に寄ってください。
Emergency vehicles are passing through, so regular cars please move to the left.
緊急車両 refers to emergency vehicles like ambulances or fire trucks, which are explicitly excluded from the category of 一般車.
Compound of 一般 (ippan, 'general, ordinary') and 車 (sha, 'vehicle').