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How to say 'Garage' in Japanese | 車庫

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The Japanese word for Garage is 'Shako', written as 車庫 in Japanese.'Garage' in hiragana is しゃこ.

    word

    車庫

    Meaning

    Garage

    Reading

    しゃこ

    shako

    Kanji

    車Car 庫Warehouse

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '車庫 (しゃこ)' refers to a 'garage', a structure or space where vehicles, particularly cars, are stored or parked. It is commonly used in contexts related to housing, parking, or vehicle maintenance. For example: The car is in the garage「車は車庫にあります」(くるまはしゃこにあります). We built a new garage「新しい車庫を建てました」(あたらしいしゃこをたてました). The term is straightforward and primarily used in practical, everyday situations involving vehicles.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3837

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 車庫

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    車

    Meaning

    Car

  • kanji

    庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

Words Related to 車庫 Through the Kanji 車

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 車 as well.

  • word

    車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    車道

    Meaning

    Roadway

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    救急車

    Meaning

    Ambulance

  • word

    停車

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    駐車場

    Meaning

    Parking lot

  • word

    消防車

    Meaning

    Firetruck

  • word

    電車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    下車

    Meaning

    Alighting

  • word

    列車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    乗車券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    乗車

    Meaning

    Boarding

  • word

    車輪

    Meaning

    Wheel

  • word

    車両

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    車掌

    Meaning

    Conductor

  • word

    車椅子

    Meaning

    Wheelchair

  • word

    汽車

    Meaning

    Steam train

  • word

    駐車

    Meaning

    Parking

Words Related to 車庫 Through the Kanji 庫

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 庫 as well.

  • word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

  • word

    庫

    Meaning

    Storage

  • word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    在庫

    Meaning

    Stock, Inventory

  • word

    倉庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

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What does 'Shako' (車庫) mean?

'Shako' means 'Garage' .

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