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parking lot, parking garage, car park
A designated area or building for parking vehicles.
駐車場はどこですか。
Where is the parking lot?
駐車場が満車です。
The parking lot is full.
地下駐車場に車を止めました。
I parked the car in the underground parking garage.
この駐車場の料金は一時間300円で、一日最大1000円です。
This parking lot charges 300 yen per hour, with a maximum of 1,000 yen per day.
駅の近くの駐車場はいつも満車なので、少し遠いところに止めるしかなかった。
The parking lots near the station are always full, so I had no choice but to park a little further away.
駐車場 is composed of 駐車 (parking) + 場 (place).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 駐車場に止める: to park in the parking lot
- 満車: full (parking lot)
- 空車: spaces available
- 駐車料金: parking fee
- 駐車禁止: no parking
TYPES:
- 地下駐車場: underground parking
- 立体駐車場: multi-story parking
- 月極駐車場: monthly rental parking
- コインパーキング: coin-operated parking