駐
parking; residing in; stationed
Kanji 1587
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This character once involved controlling horses. Now 駐 enables people to control cars and bikes (especially in terms of parking) and even to control each other! Using 駐, you can say that a company has posted you to Japan or that the government has stationed troops in a war-torn country. With 駐, you can also speak of envoys, such as the Japanese ambassador to France.
Revision history:
Apr. 7, 2023: pp. 12–13: Completely redid the photo captions to be much more reader-friendly. The information hasn’t changed, but the presentation has.
Feb. 24, 2022: p. 12: Redefined two terms as follows: 盗難防止 (とうなんぼうし: theft prevention) and -用 (-よう: for).
Nov. 23, 2021:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Replaced the Henshall etymology with the new one and updated the Sears link.
- p. 12, photo caption: Clarified the meaning of the last sentence in the sign.
- p. 16: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Feb. 7, 2014: Originally published.
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