Japanese symbol for “garage”
車庫
しゃこ
Romaji: shako
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed
In Japanese, garage is 車庫, read しゃこ (shako).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “garage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガレージ | ガレージ gareeji | garage |
| 修理屋 | しゅうりや shuuriya | repair workshop; garage |
| 整備工場 | せいびこうじょう seibikoujou | repair shop; garage |
| 自動車修理工場 | じどうしゃしゅうりこうじょう jidoushashuurikoujou | auto-repair shop; service station; garage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 列車 | れっしゃ ressha | train; railway train |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) |
| 文庫 | ぶんこ bunko | library; book collection |
| 倉庫 | そうこ souko | storehouse; warehouse; godown |
See also: Chinese symbol for “garage”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.