(ろちゅう)

ろちゅう
noun
street parking; parking on the road
1. street parking; parking on the road
An abbreviation of 路上駐車(ろじょうちゅうしゃ) (parking on a public road). Often implies illegal or inconsiderate parking, though it can also refer to legitimate curbside parking.
ここは路駐(ろちゅう)禁止(きんし)だ。
Street parking is prohibited here.
路駐(ろちゅう)していたら切符(きっぷ)()られた。
I got a parking ticket for parking on the street.
この(とお)りは路駐(ろちゅう)(おお)くて(とお)りにくい。
This street is hard to get through because there are so many cars parked on it.

USAGE:
路駐(ろちゅう) is an informal abbreviation of 路上駐車(ろじょうちゅうしゃ) (on-street parking). It is commonly used in everyday conversation and often carries a negative nuance of illegal or nuisance parking.

GRAMMAR:
Can be used as a suru-verb: 路駐(ろちゅう)する (to park on the street).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 路駐(ろちゅう)する (to park on the street)
  • 路駐(ろちゅう)禁止(きんし) (no street parking)
  • 路駐(ろちゅう)()()まり (crackdown on illegal parking)