(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう)

つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう
noun
monthly parking lot; monthly rental parking space
1. monthly rental parking space; reserved monthly parking lot
A parking space or lot rented on a monthly basis with a fixed fee, as opposed to coin-operated or hourly parking. Extremely common in Japanese cities.
月極駐車場(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう)()りている。
I rent a monthly parking space.
この(あた)りの月極駐車場(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう)(つき)二万円(にまんえん)くらいだ。
Monthly parking lots around here cost about 20,000 yen per month.
()()したので、(ちか)くで月極駐車場(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう)(さが)さなければならない。
Since I moved, I need to find a monthly parking space nearby.

Compound of 月極(つきぎめ) (monthly basis/fixed monthly) + 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう) (parking lot). The word 月極(つきぎめ) is a common sight on signs throughout Japan but is often misread as 'げっきょく' by learners; the correct reading is つきぎめ. Contrasts with コインパーキング (coin-operated parking) and 時間貸(じかんが)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう) (hourly parking). Monthly parking is essential in Japanese cities where most apartments do not include parking.