黄きナンバー

noun

yellow license plate (for private-use light motor vehicles)

Refers specifically to the yellow plate with black characters used on privately owned light motor vehicles (軽自動車) in Japan. Often used in contrast with white plates for regular cars or black plates for commercial light vehicles.

See also: 軽自動車

• 軽けい自じ動どう車しゃには黄きナンバーが付ついている。

  Light motor vehicles have yellow license plates.

• 黄きナンバーの車くるまは税ぜい金きんが安やすい。

  Cars with yellow plates have lower taxes.