How to say "garage" in Japanese

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ガレージJLPT N1approx.Common
nounA loanword from English for a garage where a car is kept; the natural word when talking about the garage of a house.
父ちちはガレージを掃除そうじしている。↗
My father is sweeping the garage.
車庫しゃこJLPT N2approx.Common
nounThe kanji word for a place where vehicles are kept: it covers a garage for a car and a carport, and also means a depot where trains or buses are kept.
私は車庫しゃこ付つきの家いえを借かりた。↗
I rented a house with a garage.

Both words can mean a garage for a car; pick 「ガレージ」 for that, and use 車庫 when you also mean a carport or a depot where trains and buses are kept.

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