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Kanji 駐: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 駐: stop-over, reside in, resident

Key takeaways

Kanji 駐: stop-over, reside in, resident. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

stop-overreside inresident

On reading

チュウ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 駐

stop-over, reside in, resident

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

馬 + 主

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a master (主) stopping their horse (馬) to stay at a certain place. Just as one would halt and station a horse in the past, this character is now used to mean 'parking' a vehicle.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チュウ
  • 駐車ちゅうしゃ

    parking / car parking

  • 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう

    parking lot / parking area

Commonly used words

  • 駐車
    ちゅうしゃ

    parking / car parking

  • 駐車場
    ちゅうしゃじょう

    parking lot / parking area

Example sentences

Example 1

ここは車できません。

Translation

You cannot park here.

Example 2

駅の近くに車場があります。

Translation

There is a parking lot near the station.

Example 3

スーパーの車場は広いです。

Translation

The supermarket parking lot is spacious.

Example 4

車場で車を止めました。

Translation

I parked the car in the parking lot.

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