駐
駐 — Stop-over
stop-over, reside in, resident
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 駐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう chuushajou | parking lot; car park; carpark |
| 駐在 | ちゅうざい chuuzai | residence; stay; (job) posting |
| 駐日 | ちゅうにち chuunichi | resident in Japan (of a foreign ambassador, government official, etc.) |
| 駐留 | ちゅうりゅう chuuryuu | stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) |
| 駐屯 | ちゅうとん chuuton | stationing (troops); garrisoning |
Study notes
駐 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #955 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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