違 法 駐 車(いほうちゅうしゃ)

いほうちゅうしゃ

noun

illegal parking

1. illegal parking; parking violation

Parking a vehicle in a location or manner that violates traffic laws. A common urban issue in Japan where street parking is heavily regulated.

違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)で罰金(ばっきん)を取(と)られた。

I was fined for illegal parking.

この通(とお)りは違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)が多(おお)い。

There is a lot of illegal parking on this street.

違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)の取(と)り締(し)まりが厳(きび)しくなったおかげで、道路(どうろ)が広(ひろ)く使(つか)えるようになった。

Thanks to stricter enforcement against illegal parking, the roads have become easier to use.

Composed of 違法(いほう) (illegal, unlawful) and 駐車(ちゅうしゃ) (parking). In Japan, street parking regulations are strict, and since 2006, private enforcement officers (駐車監視員(ちゅうしゃかんしいん)) have been deployed to issue tickets for illegal parking.

Common collocations

違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)の取(と)り締(し)まり: crackdown on illegal parking
違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)禁止(きんし): no illegal parking (on signs)
違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)で罰金(ばっきん): fined for illegal parking
違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ)を通報(つうほう)する: to report illegal parking

Similar words

路上駐車(ろじょうちゅうしゃ): street parking — parking on the road (may or may not be illegal)
駐車違反(ちゅうしゃいはん): parking violation — essentially the same meaning, more commonly heard in everyday speech
迷惑駐車(めいわくちゅうしゃ): nuisance parking — parking that causes inconvenience, not necessarily illegal

Related Words

Compare: 路上駐車(ろじょうちゅうしゃ) (street parking)

Compare: 駐車違反(ちゅうしゃいはん) (parking violation)

Compare: 無断駐車(むだんちゅうしゃ) (unauthorized parking)

Compare: 放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ) (illegally parking and abandoning a vehicle)

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Added 2026.4.8 6:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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