# Japan license plate: Kei passenger alnum

> The Japan kei passenger alnum license plate: format 5LL 99-99, for example 5GV 70-33, 2017 to today, car. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Japan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan) (47 registration series).

![Japan license plate, Kei passenger alnum (2017 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-kei-passenger-alnum/japan-license-plate-kei-passenger-alnum.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `5LL 99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2017 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car |
| Plate size | 330 × 165 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD400; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `jp-kei-passenger-alnum` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-alnum) |

Sources:

- [laws.e-gov.go.jp](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第四十五条第一項第二号 + 第十二号様式 remark (3): 「車両番号標の塗色は、事業用自動車にあつては黒地に黄文字とし、自家用自動車にあつては黄地に黒文字とするほか、国土交通大臣の定めるところによる。」; the drawing gives 330 x 165 mm](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [laws.e-gov.go.jp](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326M50000800074)
- [第五十九条 (検査対象軽自動車 defined), 第六十条第一項 (the vehicle number is assigned on first inspection), 第七十三条第一項 (display obligation)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185)
- [附則（平成二八年一二月二八日国土交通省令第八七号）第一条 — the commencement proviso that gives the kei table 2017-04-01](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345M50000800007)

## What each position encodes

- 運輸支局等を表示する文字
- 分類番号
- 平仮名又はローマ字
- 四けた以下のアラビア数字

## About this plate

The kei passenger car, the single most numerous vehicle class on Japanese roads. ROMAN LETTERS IN THE KEI CLASS CODE. Same reform as the registered grid, different commencement date, and the difference is in the proviso rather than in a separate instrument: MLIT Ordinance No. 87 of 2016 carves 自動車登録規則 第十三条第一項第二号 and 別表第二 out of its delayed commencement, giving registered vehicles 2017-01-01, but the KEI table 別表第二の四 sits in the Enforcement Regulations amended by that ordinance's 第一条, whose only carve-out is Form No. 1 remark (6), so the kei alphabet commenced 2017-04-01.

## Other standard plates here

- [Kei goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered bus alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Registered bus 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Kei US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-usforces) (documented since 1970)
- [Registered classcode 1-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-classcode-1digit) (documented since 1970)
- [Registered US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-usforces) (documented since 1970)
- [Kei goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Registered bus 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-kei-passenger-alnum.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-kei-passenger-alnum
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-kei-passenger-alnum"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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