コインパーキング
こいんぱーきんぐ
noun
pay parking lot; coin-operated parking
1.
pay parking lot; coin-operated parking
A small, unmanned parking lot where drivers pay by time, typically using coins or electronic payment. A ubiquitous feature of Japanese urban areas.
コインパーキングに車を停めた。
I parked the car in a pay parking lot.
この辺りにコインパーキングはありますか。
Is there a pay parking lot around here?
駅前のコインパーキングは料金が高いので、少し離れた場所を探したほうがいい。
The pay parking lots near the station are expensive, so you're better off looking for one a bit farther away.
A Japanese-English compound (wasei-eigo) combining "coin" and "parking." These lots are found on nearly every block in Japanese cities. They use mechanical lock plates that rise to hold the car in place, and drivers pay at a machine before leaving.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コインパーキングに停める: to park in a pay lot
- コインパーキングの料金: parking lot fee
- 最大料金: maximum daily rate
- 時間貸し: hourly rental
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 駐車場: parking lot — the general term for any parking area
- 月極駐車場: monthly parking — contracted monthly parking spaces
- パーキングエリア: parking area — a rest area on a highway
- 立体駐車場: multi-story parking garage
CULTURAL NOTE:
Coins are increasingly optional despite the name — most コインパーキング now accept IC cards, credit cards, and QR payment. The name persists from the coin-only era.