車庫|しゃこshako[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noungarage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
    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.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymガレージNeutralKatakana loanword, neutral in register, for a garage where a car is kept; it does not cover 車庫's other senses, such as depots for trains and buses.

Choose 車庫 for the broad range of places where vehicles are kept: garages, carports, sheds, and depots for buses and trains; use ガレージ when you mean a garage for a car.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 日用にちように供きょうする車両しゃりょうを保管ほかんする倉庫そうこ、ガレージ。
  2. 鉄道車両てつどうしゃりょうを保管ほかんする倉庫そうこ。
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