This is the 1489th most frequent Japanese word.

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"駐" means "to stop," "to park," or "stationed" in the context of vehicles or positioning.


The word 駐 indicates 'parking' or 'stationing', used in the noun 駐車場 which means 'parking lot'.

駐車場に車を停めました。

I parked my car in the parking lot.


Here, 駐 is part of 駐在, meaning 'stationing or residing temporarily', indicating someone's assignment to a particular place.

彼は街に駐在しています。

He is stationed in the town.


In this case, 駐 is part of 駐留, referring to 'stationing or maintaining a presence', often in a military sense.

この地区では駐留軍がいます。

There are stationed troops in this area.