# Japan license plate: Registered classcode 1-digit

> The Japan registered classcode 1-digit license plate: format 9 99-99, for example 4 57-48, documented since 1970, car, van, truck, bus, tractor, and machine.

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

![Japan license plate, Registered classcode 1-digit (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-registered-classcode-1digit/japan-license-plate-registered-classcode-1-digit.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9 99-99` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1970 → today (documented from 1970; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 330 × 165 mm |
| Other sizes | 440 × 220 mm: 大型番号標 — Form No. 1 remark (4) proviso: 普通自動車 of 8,000 kg or more gross vehicle weight, 5,000 kg or more maximum load, or 30 or more seats. The drawing carries both sets of dimensions, the large one in parentheses throughout (remark (7)). |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00693E |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `jp-registered-classcode-1digit` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-classcode-1digit) |

Sources:

- [別表第二: every row's code list begins with the bare single character (１、２、３、４、６、５、７、８、９、０) before the two- and three-character blocks](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/345M50000800007)
- [第十三条第一項第二号: 「二字以下のアラビア数字」 — 'two or fewer', which is what admits the one-character form](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345M50000800007)
- [secondary: single-digit class codes gave way to two-digit codes from October 1967, nationwide by April 1971](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本のナンバープレート)

## What each position encodes

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

## About this plate

THE OLDEST SHAPE STILL IN THE STATUTE. It is here for recall, and for the honest statement that Japan never withdrew the form.

## Other standard plates here

- [Kei goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-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 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-registered-classcode-1digit.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-registered-classcode-1digit
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-registered-classcode-1digit"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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