円タク
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term |
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| 円 |
| えん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 圓タク (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Short for 一円タクシー (ichi-en takushī, “1 yen taxi”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (historical) taxi that run in the city with 1 yen. Those taxis are appeared in 1924 and soon disappeared.
- (by extension, historical) any taxi that is cruising around looking for passengers.