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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

955 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: stop-over, reside in, resident

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: チュウ

Composition: 馬 主

駐

Radical

Radical: 馬

Reading: うまへん

Meaning: horse

Strokes: 10

Reading: うまへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)   parking lot, parking place

駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)   parking area for bicycles

駐屯地(ちゅうとんち)   garrison

駐日大使(ちゅうにちたいし)   ambassador to Japan

進駐軍(しんちゅうぐん)   occupying forces

駐留する(ちゅうりゅうする)   be stationed, be garrisoned

駐在する(ちゅうざいする)   reside, stay

駐屯する(ちゅうとんする)   be stationed, be posted

駐停車する(ちゅうていしゃする)   stop or park a vehicle

Onyomi Examples

駐 (チュウ) parking, parking lot, parking space

駐在 (チュウザイ) residence, stay, (job) posting, being stationed (overseas, etc.), residential police box, residential police box officer

常駐 (ジョウチュウ) permanent stationing, staying permanently, resident (program, file, etc.)

進駐 (シンチュウ) occupation, stationing

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