English Explanatory Dictionary

kei car

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of light passenger automobile 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.

Word forms

kei car kei cars

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese 軽自動車 (keijidōsha, literally “light car”).

Related words

Kei car K-car Asian utility vehicle microvan sport utility vehicle
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