普ふ通つう車しゃ

noun

standard-size car; ordinary passenger car

Refers to a regular passenger car, as opposed to a light car (軽自動車) or a larger vehicle. Common in contexts like rental cars, tolls, and vehicle classification.

• レンタカーで普ふ通つう車しゃを借かりた。

  I rented a standard-size car.

• 高こう速そく道どう路ろの料りょう金きんは普ふ通つう車しゃと軽けい自じ動どう車しゃで違ちがう。

  Expressway tolls differ for standard cars and light cars.

noun

ordinary carriage; standard-class car

On trains, refers to the standard (non-reserved, non-green) car. Often contrasted with グリーン車 (first-class car) or 指定席 (reserved seat).

• 新しん幹かん線せんの普ふ通つう車しゃは自じ由ゆう席せきと指し定てい席せきがある。

  The ordinary cars on the Shinkansen have unreserved and reserved seats.

• 普ふ通つう車しゃでも十じゅう分ぶん快かい適てきだ。

  Even the standard-class car is comfortable enough.