白タク

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白
しろ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”) + タク (taku, clipping of タクシー (takusī, “taxi”)), from Japanese unauthorized taxi has white vehicle's plate, which indicates that the car is owner-driver car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞ta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

白(しろ)タク • (shirotaku) 

1. unauthorized taxi; illegal taxi