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車庫 (しゃこ, shako) Japanese meaning: garage | Kotomora
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か
っ
た
の
で
、
車しゃ
庫こ
を
建た
てる
こと
に
し
た
。
Since I bought a new car, I decided to build a garage.
The bus depot is behind the station.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 車しゃ 庫こ に 入い れる to put a vehicle into the garage
My father put the car into the garage.
車しゃ 庫こ から 〈 物もの 〉 を 出だ す to take a vehicle out of the garage
I took my bicycle out of the garage in the morning.
車しゃ 庫こ を 借か りる to rent a garage
I decided to rent a garage in the neighborhood.
Related words ガレージ is a loanword usually meaning a private car garage, while 車庫 is the broader Japanese term that also covers train and bus depots.
駐車場 refers to a parking lot or space, often open-air, whereas 車庫 is an enclosed or roofed structure for storing a vehicle.
Counted with 車庫 as a standalone building is counted with 棟, the counter for buildings and structures.
Used when counting 車庫 (garages) as freestanding buildings.
軒 is also used to count 車庫 when treating it as a small building, similar to counting houses.
Etymology Compound of 車 (しゃ, 'vehicle') and 庫 (こ, 'warehouse' or 'storage'), literally meaning 'vehicle storage'. The reading is on'yomi.
