円タク

Japanese

Kanji in this term
円
えん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
圓タク (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Short for 一(いち)円(えん)タクシー (ichi-en takushī, “1 yen taxi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

円(えん)タク • (entaku) 

1. (historical) taxi that run in the city with 1 yen. Those taxis are appeared in 1924 and soon disappeared.
2. (by extension, historical) any taxi that is cruising around looking for passengers.