円タク
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 円 |
| えん Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi |
Etymology
Short for 一円タクシー (ichi-en takushī, “1 yen taxi”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
円タク (hiragana and katakana えんタク, rōmaji entaku)
- (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.