Karimen Drill
A white downward-pointing triangle with a thick red frame inside its edge and the blue characters 徐行 in the middle.

This sign shares its downward-triangle shape with the stop sign.

この標識は、逆三角形である点で一時停止の標識と共通している。

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Explanation

Both are downward triangles, but the slow-down sign is white and lettered 徐行, while the stop sign is red and lettered 止まれ.

About this sign

Name
Slow down徐行
What it means
Vehicles and streetcars must slow down. In Japanese law, "slowing down" means going at a speed that lets you stop immediately.

Original text

道路法第四十六条第一項若しくは第四十七条第三項若しくは車両制限令第十条の規定に基づき、又は交通法第四十二条の道路標識により、車両及び路面電車が徐行すべきことを指定すること。

Source: Order on Road Signs, Road Lines and Road Markings — 道路標識、区画線及び道路標示に関する命令 別表第一(第二条関係) 徐行(三二九―A・B) · Prime Minister's Office / Ministry of Construction Order No.3 of 1960

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