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駐車場
chuushajou
also spelled chushajo
parking lot, car park, carpark, parking garage
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  1. chuushajou parking lot, car park, carpark, parking garage
How it's used

Common everyday noun for any place cars are parked; neutral register, unlike the more formal 駐車設備.

この駐車場は三時間まで無料です。
kono chuushajou wa sanjikan made muryou desu.
This parking lot is free for up to three hours.

駐車場が満車で入れなかった。
chuushajou ga mansha de hairenakatta.
The parking lot was full so I couldn't get in.

⚖️ 駐車場 is a place for parking; 車庫 is a private garage attached to a home.

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Kanji Breakdown
駐
Stop-over, Reside In, Resident
On: ちゅう
15 strokes N2
車
Car
On: しゃ Kun: くるま
7 strokes N5
場
Location, Place
On: じょう,ちょう Kun: ば
12 strokes N4
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Noun (名詞)
Pattern
駐車場は〜です。 / 〜の駐車場

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