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普通乗用車 (ふつうじょうようしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

普ふ通つう乗じょう用よう車しゃ

Meanings

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noun

standard-sized car; ordinary passenger car

Refers to a regular passenger vehicle, as opposed to light motor vehicles (軽自動車) or larger vehicles. Used in legal and everyday contexts.

普ふ通つう乗じょう用よう車しゃは軽けい自じ動どう車しゃより税ぜい金きんが高たかい。
Standard-sized cars have higher taxes than light motor vehicles.
この駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょうは普ふ通つう乗じょう用よう車しゃ専せん用ようです。
This parking lot is for standard-sized cars only.

Kanji

普universal, wide(ly), generally
通traffic, pass through, avenue
乗ride, power, multiplication
用

utilize, business, service

車car

Similar words

軽けい自じ動どう車しゃ
軽自動車 is a light motor vehicle with smaller engine displacement and dimensions, subject to lower taxes and different regulations.
小こ型がた乗じょう用よう車しゃ
小型乗用車 is a compact passenger car, often overlapping with 普通乗用車 but sometimes distinguished by size or engine capacity in specific contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 普通 (ordinary) + 乗用車 (passenger car).