Japanese Conversation · Level 58
75 words
Japanese word
駐車場
Pronunciation
Romajichūshajō
Meaning
- nounparking lot
Example
駅の近くに駐車場があります。eki no chika ku ni chū sha jō ga a ri ma su
There is a parking lot near the station.
More examples
駐車場の料金は一時間三百円です。chū sha jō no ryō kin wa ichi ji kan san byaku en de su
The parking fee is three hundred yen per hour.
Core concept
Refers to a designated place where vehicles are left temporarily, whether it is open-air or inside a building.
Common phrases
駐車場の料金chū sha jō no ryō kin
parking fee
駐車場を出るchū sha jō o de ru
leave the parking lot
駐車場が満車だchū sha jō ga man sha da
The parking lot is full
Similar words
パーキングpākingu: A commonly used loanword for a place where vehicles are parked.
Definition in Japanese
自動車などを一時的にとめておくために設けられた場所。ji dō sha na do o ichi ji teki ni to me te o ku ta me ni mō ke ra re ta ba sho
Word origin
駐車場 (chūshajō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 駐 (chū, "stop"), 車 (sha, "vehicle"), and 場 (jō, "place").
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 駐車場 (chūshajō) can mean both an open-air parking lot and a multi-level parking structure, so the setting determines the closest English term.
Other meanings
- parking garagenoun