(ちゅうりんじょう)

ちゅうりんじょう
noun
bicycle parking lot, bike parking area
1. bicycle parking lot, bike parking area
A designated area for parking bicycles, often found near train stations and public facilities.
駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)自転車(じてんしゃ)()める。
I park my bicycle at the bike parking lot.
駅前(えきまえ)駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)満車(まんしゃ)だ。
The bicycle parking in front of the station is full.
有料(ゆうりょう)駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)利用(りよう)している。
I use a paid bicycle parking lot.

駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう) is a common facility in Japan, especially near train stations where many people commute by bicycle.

WORD FORMATION:

  • (ちゅう) (station, park) + (りん) (wheel, bicycle) + (じょう) (place)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot (for cars)
  • 自転車置(じてんしゃお)(): bicycle parking (informal term)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)()める: to park at the bicycle lot
  • 有料(ゆうりょう)駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう): paid bicycle parking
  • 無料(むりょう)駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう): free bicycle parking