カーポート

かーぽーと
noun
carport; covered parking
1. carport; covered parking
A simple roofed structure for parking a car, usually attached to or next to a house. Has a roof but no full walls, distinguishing it from a {ガレージ}.
家(いえ)にカーポートをつけた。
We added a carport to our house.
雨(あめ)でもカーポートの下(した)に停(と)めれば車(くるま)が濡(ぬ)れない。
Even in the rain, the car won't get wet if you park it under the carport.
台風(たいふう)でカーポートの屋根(やね)が飛(と)ばされてしまった。
The carport's roof was blown off by the typhoon.

Loanword from English 'carport'. Refers specifically to the roof-only structure outside a house, not a full garage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • カーポートを設置(せっち)する: to install a carport
  • カーポート付(つ)き: with a carport (real estate listing)
  • カーポートの屋根(やね): the carport roof

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ガレージ: garage — fully enclosed with walls and usually a door
  • 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot / parking space — generic term, may be outdoors and uncovered
  • 車庫(しゃこ): garage / car shed — Japanese equivalent of ガレージ
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