Lexical entry
ハイウェーカード
haiweekaado
A magnetic prepaid card used for paying Japanese highway tolls before the widespread adoption of ETC.
Transport & TravelPure GairaigoWasei-EigoSource: English
Meaning
A prepaid magnetic card formerly used to pay tolls on Japanese expressways. While largely superseded by the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system, the term remains recognized in historical contexts of Japanese road travel.
- prepaid toll card
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- possible-wasei
- Active language
- English