停車中(ていしゃちゅう)

ていしゃちゅう
noun
stopped; parked; vehicle stationary
transportation
1. stopped; parked; vehicle stationary
Indicates that a vehicle is currently stopped or parked. Commonly seen on signs, displays, and in traffic contexts.
バスが停車中(ていしゃちゅう)です。
The bus is stopped.
停車中(ていしゃちゅう)の車(くるま)にぶつかった。
I bumped into a parked car.
電車(でんしゃ)が駅(えき)に停車中(ていしゃちゅう)の間(あいだ)に、急(いそ)いで乗(の)り込(こ)んだ。
While the train was stopped at the station, I hurried aboard.

A compound of 停車(ていしゃ) (stopping a vehicle) and 中(ちゅう) (during/in the middle of). The suffix 中(ちゅう) turns a noun into an ongoing-state indicator, similar to English "-ing" in signs. This pattern is extremely productive in Japanese: 工事中(こうじちゅう) (under construction), 営業中(えいぎょうちゅう) (open for business), 準備中(じゅんびちゅう) (preparing).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 駐車中(ちゅうしゃちゅう): parked (for longer-term parking, as opposed to a brief stop)
  • 停車(ていしゃ): the act of stopping a vehicle

Related Words

Compare: 走行中(そうこうちゅう) (while driving)
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Added 2026.4.19 21:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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