放 置 駐 車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)

ほうちちゅうしゃ

noun

illegally parking and abandoning a vehicle; abandoned parking

transportation law

1. illegally parking and abandoning a vehicle; abandoned parking

a vehicle left parked in a prohibited area with the driver absent, a traffic violation in Japan

放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)は違反(いはん)です。

Illegally parking and abandoning a vehicle is a violation.

放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)の取(と)り締(し)まりが強化(きょうか)された。

Enforcement against illegally parked vehicles has been strengthened.

放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)のせいで救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)が通(とお)れなくなり、大(おお)きな問題(もんだい)になった。

An ambulance couldn't get through because of an illegally parked vehicle, causing a major problem.

Combines 放置(ほうち) (leaving unattended, neglecting) and 駐車(ちゅうしゃ) (parking). In Japan, since 2006, private parking enforcement officers (駐車監視員(ちゅうしゃかんしいん)) can issue tickets for 放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ) violations. This differs from regular illegal parking in that the driver is not present with the vehicle.

Common collocations

放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)違反(いはん): abandoned parking violation
放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)の取(と)り締(し)まり: crackdown on abandoned parking
放置駐車(ほうちちゅうしゃ)確認(かくにん)標章(ひょうしょう): abandoned parking confirmation sticker (ticket)

Similar words

違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ): illegal parking — broader term for any unauthorized parking
路上駐車(ろじょうちゅうしゃ): street parking — parking on the road, may or may not be legal
駐車違反(ちゅうしゃいはん): parking violation — the general term for any parking offense

Related Words

Compare: 違法駐車(いほうちゅうしゃ) (illegal parking)

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)

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Added 2026.4.22 23:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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