制限速度(せいげんそくど)

せいげんそくど
noun
speed limit
1. speed limit
The maximum speed at which vehicles are legally permitted to travel on a road. Set by traffic regulations and indicated by road signs.
制限速度(せいげんそくど)を守(まも)ってください。
Please obey the speed limit.
この道路(どうろ)の制限速度(せいげんそくど)は時速(じそく)60キロだ。
The speed limit on this road is 60 km/h.
制限速度(せいげんそくど)を超(こ)えて走(はし)ると、罰金(ばっきん)を取(と)られる。
If you drive over the speed limit, you'll be fined.
住宅街(じゅうたくがい)では制限速度(せいげんそくど)が時速(じそく)30キロに引(ひ)き下(さ)げられた。
The speed limit was reduced to 30 km/h in residential areas.

Essential vocabulary for driving in Japan. Japan's standard speed limits are 60 km/h on general roads and 100 km/h on expressways, though many residential and school zones have lower limits. Compound of 制限 (limit, restriction) + 速度 (speed).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 制限速度(せいげんそくど)を守(まも)る: to obey the speed limit
  • 制限速度(せいげんそくど)を超(こ)える: to exceed the speed limit
  • 制限速度(せいげんそくど)違反(いはん): speed limit violation
  • 制限速度(せいげんそくど)の標識(ひょうしき): speed limit sign
  • 制限速度(せいげんそくど)を引(ひ)き下(さ)げる: to lower the speed limit

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 速度制限(そくどせいげん): speed restriction — same meaning, different word order; used more broadly
  • 最高速度(さいこうそくど): maximum speed — can refer to a vehicle's top speed or to the legal limit
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