How do you say "parking space" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "parking space" is 駐車スペース (chūshasupēsu). It is a noun pronounced "choo-shah-soo-peh-soo".

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Pronunciation

駐車スペース is written in kanji and katakana. Romanised as chūshasupēsu, it sounds roughly like "choo-shah-soo-peh-soo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

あの駐車スペースはとても大きいです。

Ano Chūshasupēsu wa totemo ookii desu.

That parking space is very large.

Usage notes

Chūshasupēsu (駐車スペース) means parking space in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.

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Questions about 駐車スペース

How do you pronounce 駐車スペース?

駐車スペース is romanised as chūshasupēsu. Say it roughly like "choo-shah-soo-peh-soo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 駐車スペース formal or casual?

駐車スペース is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 駐車スペース written in Japanese?

駐車スペース is written using kanji and katakana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.