taxicab

Japanese: taxicab
taxicab

…Abbreviation for taxi cab. The legal name for a taxi (Road Transportation Law) is "general passenger vehicle," and the transportation business using it is defined as "general automobile transportation business that rents a vehicle with a passenger capacity of 10 or less under a single contract to transport passengers" (Article 3 of the same law).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "taxicab" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タクシーキャブtaxicabの略称。タクシーの法律上(道路運送法)の名称は〈一般乗用旅客自動車〉といい,それによる運送事業は〈一個の契約により乗車定員10人以下の自動車を貸し切って旅客を運送する一般自動車運送事業〉(同法第3条)と定義されている。…

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