one-yen taxi; taxi
Historical term for a taxi with a flat one-yen fare, used mainly in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. Now a dated word; modern Japanese uses タクシー.
In the Taishō period, one-yen taxis ran through the streets.
円タク is an abbreviation of 一円タクシー, a word no longer used today.
Abbreviation of 一円タクシー (ichien takushī, 'one-yen taxi'), reflecting the flat fare of early taxi services in Japan.