noun
ordinary driver's license
Refers to the standard Japanese driver's license for regular passenger cars. Often abbreviated to 普通免許 in conversation.
普通自動車免許を取るために教習所に通っています。
I'm attending a driving school to get an ordinary driver's license.
普通自動車免許があれば、軽自動車も運転できます。
With an ordinary driver's license, you can also drive a kei car.
Compound of 普通 (ordinary) + 自動車 (automobile) + 免許 (license).