English–Japanese

“garage” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoガレージ (garēji)

Pronunciation

Romajishako

Example

車は車庫に入っています。kuruma wa sha ko ni hai tte i ma su

The car is in the garage.

Illustration for 車庫 (garage)

How to say “garage” in Japanese

“Garage” in Japanese is 車庫 (shako).

車庫 (shako) is a vehicle storage place, ranging from a private garage to a larger depot.

Full entry for 車庫: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 車庫

雨が降る前に、車を車庫へ移します。ame ga fu ru mae ni kuruma o sha ko e utsu shi ma su

I move the car into the garage before it rains.

Tips for using 車庫

  • The English word carport usually means a roofed space open on at least one side, whereas 車庫 (shako) more often suggests a space that houses a vehicle.

Other Japanese words for “garage”

車をガレージに入れます。kuruma o ga rē ji ni i re ma su

I put the car in the garage.

“garage” in other languages