Explore 駐 in words for parking and for people stationed somewhere. Learn each reading with its complete word.
The idea
駐 has 15 strokes and the reading ちゅう in 駐車, 常駐 and 駐在員. Follow the linked stroke-order diagram; 駐車する means to park and 常駐する means to be permanently stationed.
Examples
- 車をここに駐車してください。Please park the car here.
- 駅の駐車場は満車です。The station parking lot is full.
- この通りは駐車禁止です。Parking is prohibited on this street.
- その診療所には医師が常駐しています。A doctor is stationed at the clinic.
- 彼女は現地の事務所で駐在員として働いています。She works at the local office as a resident representative.
- 駐車料金を確認してください。Please check the parking fee.
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Watch out
駐車 is parking a vehicle; 常駐 describes ongoing presence at a place. Do not confuse 駐, with 馬 on the left, with 注, which has the water radical.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 駐車 in hiragana.
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ちゅうしゃ
駐車 is ちゅうしゃ: 車 is read しゃ here, and the word means parking.
Write the reading of 常駐 in hiragana.
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じょうちゅう
常駐 is じょうちゅう: 常 is じょう and 駐 is ちゅう; the word describes a continuing presence.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿車（ちゅうしゃ）［駐／注］.
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駐
駐 completes 駐車, parking. Its 馬 component distinguishes it from 注.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Write the reading of 駐車 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 常駐 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿車（ちゅうしゃ）［駐／注］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 駐 following the diagram. Cover the examples, read 駐車 and 常駐, then make a sentence using one.