駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)

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.

Etymology

• 駐(ちゅう) (station, park) + 輪(りん) (wheel, bicycle) + 場(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)き場(ば): bicycle parking (everyday term)

Common collocations

• 駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)に止(と)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

Cultural note

Near stations, bicycles left outside a 駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう) are treated as 放置自転車(ほうちじてんしゃ) (abandoned bicycles) and may be removed by the city; getting one back means a trip to the storage lot and a fee.