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A red-bordered disc carrying a tonnage figure.
Also known as: Weight limit Japan
Prohibits vehicles above a stated total weight from a Japanese road, bridge or structure.
Prohibits vehicles whose total weight exceeds the figure shown.
Contexts: Road signage
States a total weight rather than an axle load, which is the distinction that decides whether a given lorry may cross: two vehicles of the same gross weight can load a bridge quite differently, and the Japanese sign chooses the simpler measure.
Contexts: Road signage
A disc with a thick contrasting border containing a numeral and a unit abbreviation set across its middle.