JLPT N2 · 15 strokes
Kanji 駐: "stop-over, reside in, resident"
The kanji 駐 means "stop-over, reside in, resident". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チュウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stop-over, reside in, resident |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 955 of 2,501 |
Common words with 駐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 駐車場parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
- 常駐permanent stationing; staying permanently · resident (program, file, etc.)
- 駐留stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
- 駐在residence; stay; (job) posting; being stationed (overseas, etc.) · residential police box; residential police box officer
- 駐屯stationing (troops); garrisoning
- 駐屯地garrison; military base
- 駐輪場parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
- 駐車parking (a vehicle)
- 駐めるto park
- 駐在所police substation; residential police box
- 駐車スペースparking space
- 進駐軍occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
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