"kei car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kei cars [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 軽自動車 (けいじどうしゃ, keijidōsha). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{l|ja|軽自動車}} 軽自動車, {{lang|ja|けいじどうしゃ}} けいじどうしゃ, {{lang|ja|keijidōsha|sc=Latn}} keijidōsha, {{ja-l/helper|軽自動車|けいじどうしゃ|keijidōsha}} 軽自動車 (けいじどうしゃ, keijidōsha), {{ja-l|軽自動車|けいじどうしゃ|keijidōsha}} 軽自動車 (けいじどうしゃ, keijidōsha) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=kei car}} kei car (plural kei cars)
  1. A kind of light passenger automobiles sold in Japan. Vehicles of this type are distinguished by the use of smaller engines (with displacement up to 660 cc), and yellow and black (or black and yellow) license plates. Categories (topical): Automobiles Synonyms: Kei car, K-car Related terms: kei truck, Asian utility vehicle, microvan, sport utility vehicle Translations (vehicle classification): 軽自動車 (keijidōsha) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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