noun
motorcycle ≤125cc
Japanese legal category for motorcycles with engine displacement between 51cc and 125cc, requiring a different license than 50cc mopeds (原付一種).
原付二種は高速道路を走れません。
Motorcycles up to 125cc cannot be ridden on expressways.
原付二種の免許を取るには教習所に通う必要がある。
To get a license for a motorcycle up to 125cc, you need to attend a driving school.
Refers to 50cc mopeds, which have more restrictions (e.g., lower speed limit, two-stage right turn). 原付二種 covers 51–125cc motorcycles with fewer restrictions but still not allowed on expressways.
Official legal term for motorcycles up to 125cc; 原付二種 is the common abbreviation used in everyday conversation and at dealerships.
Abbreviation of 原動機付自転車第二種 (motorized bicycle, second class). The term is a legal classification under Japanese road traffic law.