パーキングpaakingu

1. nounparking

• Synonym駐車ちゅうしゃNeutralRefers to the act of parking a vehicle, as in 「駐車禁止」; 「パーキング」 usually names the place rather than the action.
• Synonym駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうNeutralThe everyday word for a parking lot; 「パーキング」 appears mostly on signs and facility names, as in 「コインパーキング」.
• RelatedパーキングエリアNeutralA loanword for the simple rest stops set up along highways — a specialized use; 「パーキング」 refers to ordinary parking lots.
• RelatedモータープールNeutralA loanword for a parking lot, especially a private one for company cars; it is regional — in Kansai and some other regions it also covers ordinary parking lots.
• Related自動車駐車場WrittenThe full, official term for an automobile parking lot, seen mainly in laws and formal documents; in everyday speech people say 「駐車場」 or 「パーキング」.

In everyday speech say 「駐車場」; 「パーキング」 is mostly for signs and names like 「コインパーキング」. Use 「駐車」 for the act, 「パーキングエリア」 for highway rest stops, 「モータープール」 for private or company lots, and 「自動車駐車場」 in legal or formal writing.

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1. 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう。