普通車(ふつうしゃ)

ふつうしゃ
noun
standard-sized car; regular (non-reserved) train car
transportation
1. standard-sized car; regular car
A car classified as a standard passenger vehicle, as opposed to a light car (軽自動車(けいじどうしゃ)). Used in contexts like car rental, parking fees, and vehicle registration.
普通車(ふつうしゃ)を借(か)りた。
I rented a standard-sized car.
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)の料金(りょうきん)は普通車(ふつうしゃ)と軽自動車(けいじどうしゃ)で異(こと)なる。
The parking fee differs for standard cars and light vehicles.
普通車(ふつうしゃ)の免許(めんきょ)を取(と)るのに教習所(きょうしゅうじょ)に通(かよ)っている。
I'm attending a driving school to get a regular car license.
2. regular train car; non-reserved car
An ordinary, unreserved car on a train, as opposed to a reserved car (指定席車(していせきしゃ)) or Green Car (グリーン車(しゃ)). The most basic class of seating on Japanese trains.
普通車(ふつうしゃ)は混(こ)んでいた。
The regular car was crowded.
新幹線(しんかんせん)の普通車(ふつうしゃ)自由席(じゆうせき)に座(すわ)った。
I sat in the non-reserved seat in the regular car on the bullet train.
グリーン車(しゃ)が満席(まんせき)だったので、普通車(ふつうしゃ)に変更(へんこう)した。
The Green Car was full, so I changed to a regular car.

Has two main meanings depending on context: a standard passenger car (as opposed to a light car) and a regular-class train car.

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Compare: 軽自動車(けいじどうしゃ) (light car)
Compare: グリーン車(しゃ) (Green Car)
Compare: 乗用車(じょうようしゃ) (passenger car)
Related: グリーン券(けん) (green car ticket)
Compare: 小型車(こがたしゃ) (compact car)
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Added 2026.3.31 7:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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