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The {{Nihongo|'''shoshinsha mark'''|初心者マーク}} or {{nihongo|'''Wakaba mark'''|若葉マーク}}, officially {{Nihongo|'''Beginner Drivers' Sign'''|初心運転者標識|Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki}}, is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that new drivers in Japan must display on their cars for one year after they obtain a standard [[driver's license]]. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405220726/https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url=https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|title=自動車の運転者が表示する標識（マーク）について|publisher=警視庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> Like the orange and yellow "''fukushi'' mark" or "[[Koreisha mark|''koreisha'' mark]]" that denotes elderly drivers, the shoshinsha mark is designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2016/07/how-japan-saves-lives-with-driver-decals/490484/|title=How Japan Saves Lives With Driver Decals|work=CityLab|publisher=[[The Atlantic]]|last=Kirk|first=Mimi|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref>


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The {{Nihongo|'''shoshinsha mark'''|初心者マーク}} or {{nihongo|'''Wakaba mark'''|若葉マーク}}, officially {{Nihongo|'''Beginner Drivers' Sign'''|初心運転者標識|Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki}}, is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that new drivers in Japan must display on their cars for one year after they obtain a standard [[driver's license]]. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405220726/https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url=https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kotsu/mark/mark.html|title=自動車の運転者が表示する標識（マーク）について|publisher=警視庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> Like the orange and yellow "''fukushi'' mark" or "[[Koreisha mark|''koreisha'' mark]]" that denotes elderly drivers, the shoshinsha mark is designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2016/07/how-japan-saves-lives-with-driver-decals/490484/|title=How Japan Saves Lives With Driver Decals|department=CityLab|work=[[The Atlantic]]|last=Kirk|first=Mimi|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref>
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In Japan the shoshinsha mark is also used beyond the driving context to indicate beginner status. In Tochigi, for example, new mothers are issued a card with the mark on it to indicate their experience level to health and child care support staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL7566K3L75UUHB008.html|title=初育児の支援カード、提示で職員対応　栃木市|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|last=平井|first=隆昭|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> New employees of companies may also have the mark on their name badges until they become more experienced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180402/ddl/k40/020/231000c|title=「選ばれる井筒屋に」新入社員１７人が決意|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> In video games, it is associated with tutorials and new players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rebrn.com/re/til-the-shoshinsha-mark-is-a-green-and-yellow-symbol-that-new-ja-2607160/|title=TIL the shoshinsha mark is a green and yellow symbol that new Japanese driver... - Rebrn.com|website=Rerbn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/7844/|title=Kirby Super Star - Game - View Single Trivia - VGFacts|website=www.vgfacts.com}}</ref> In the anime ''[[Sgt. Frog]]'', the character Tamama has a mirrored shoshinsha mark on his hat and stomach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sunrise-inc.co.jp/keroro/character/index.html|title=ケロロ軍曹であります。|website=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise Inc.]]}}</ref>

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In Japan the shoshinsha mark is also used beyond the driving context to indicate beginner status. In Tochigi, for example, new mothers are issued a card with the mark on it to indicate their experience level to health and child care support staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL7566K3L75UUHB008.html|title=初育児の支援カード、提示で職員対応　栃木市|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|last=平井|first=隆昭|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> New employees of companies may also have the mark on their name badges until they become more experienced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180402/ddl/k40/020/231000c|title=「選ばれる井筒屋に」新入社員１７人が決意|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> In video games, it is associated with tutorials and new players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rebrn.com/re/til-the-shoshinsha-mark-is-a-green-and-yellow-symbol-that-new-ja-2607160/|title=TIL the shoshinsha mark is a green and yellow symbol that new Japanese driver... - Rebrn.com|website=Rerbn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/7844/|title=Kirby Super Star - Game - View Single Trivia - VGFacts|publisher=www.vgfacts.com}}</ref> In the anime ''[[Sgt. Frog]]'', the character Tamama has a mirrored shoshinsha mark on his hat and stomach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sunrise-inc.co.jp/keroro/character/index.html|title=ケロロ軍曹であります。|publisher=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise Inc.]]}}</ref>


The mark is represented in [[Unicode]] as U+1F530 (🔰), as part of the [[Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs]] block.
The mark is represented in [[Unicode]] as U+1F530 (🔰), as part of the [[Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs]] block.

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[L-plate]]
* [[Koreisha mark|Kōreisha mark]] (The mark for the elderly drivers)
* [[Koreisha mark|Kōreisha mark]] (The mark for the elderly drivers)
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* [[L-plate]]

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Shoshinsha mark}}
{{Commons category|Shoshinsha mark}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141024054023/http://news.3yen.com/2009-03-01/what-are-all-these-mysterious-japanese-car-stickers/ What are all these mysterious Japanese car stickers?]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141024054023/http://news.3yen.com/2009-03-01/what-are-all-these-mysterious-japanese-car-stickers/ What are all these mysterious Japanese car stickers?]
* [https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-car-stickers/ WHAT ARE THOSE STICKERS ON JAPANESE CARS?]
* [https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-car-stickers/ WHAT ARE THOSE STICKERS ON JAPANESE CARS?]

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Wakaba mark
Shoshinsha mark displayed on vehicle

The shoshinsha mark (初心者マーク) or Wakaba mark (若葉マーク), officially Beginner Drivers' Sign (初心運転者標識, Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki), is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that new drivers in Japan must display on their cars for one year after they obtain a standard driver's license. Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.[1] Like the orange and yellow "fukushi mark" or "koreisha mark" that denotes elderly drivers, the shoshinsha mark is designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.[2]

In Japan the shoshinsha mark is also used beyond the driving context to indicate beginner status. In Tochigi, for example, new mothers are issued a card with the mark on it to indicate their experience level to health and child care support staff.[3] New employees of companies may also have the mark on their name badges until they become more experienced.[4] In video games, it is associated with tutorials and new players.[5][6] In the anime Sgt. Frog, the character Tamama has a mirrored shoshinsha mark on his hat and stomach.[7]

The mark is represented in Unicode as U+1F530 (🔰), as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block.

See also

References

  1. ^ "自動車の運転者が表示する標識（マーク）について". 警視庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department). Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Kirk, Mimi (July 8, 2016). "How Japan Saves Lives With Driver Decals". CityLab. The Atlantic. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ 平井, 隆昭 (July 18, 2018). "初育児の支援カード、提示で職員対応　栃木市". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "「選ばれる井筒屋に」新入社員１７人が決意". Mainichi Shimbun. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "TIL the shoshinsha mark is a green and yellow symbol that new Japanese driver... - Rebrn.com". Rerbn.
  6. ^ "Kirby Super Star - Game - View Single Trivia - VGFacts". www.vgfacts.com.
  7. ^ "ケロロ軍曹であります。". Sunrise Inc.

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