Natural expression for "Parking space" in Japanese


I'm looking for one or more natural ways to say "parking space" in Japanese.

Here are a few candidates I've found via search and other means, but I'd like
to know what people in Japan actually use on a daily basis.

> スペース
>
> 駐車スペース
>
> 余裕 (?)

Without knowing this word I could probably just say "この駐車場にはとまるところがないね", but
I'd like to know a more specific expression for this.




駐車場 is a _parking lot_ , a dedicated area for parking cars. Users are often
charged hourly, daily or monthly.

If you want to refer to a individual parking space in a 駐車場, or a "space to
park a car" in general (such as road shoulders), you can simply say
**（車を）駐【と】める場所**.

駐 is a kanji used for this purpose (to park). There are also 車を止【と】める (to stop
a running car, eg, taxi) and 車を停【と】める (to stop a car, eg, at a red light). If
you're not sure, it's safe to stick to hiragana.

>   * この駐車場には、もう車をとめる場所がない。 ＝ この駐車場は満車だ。
>   * 駐車場がないので、他にとめる場所を探そう。
>

I think 駐車（する）スペース is equally OK, too.

By the way,
[パーキングエリア](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2)
is 和製英語 and refers to rest areas / rest stops along highways.




駐車場 is a _parking lot_ , a dedicated area for parking cars. Users are often
charged hourly, daily or monthly.

If you want to refer to a individual parking space in a 駐車場, or a "space to
park a car" in general (such as road shoulders), you can simply say
**（車を）駐【と】める場所**.

駐 is a kanji used for this purpose (to park). There are also 車を止【と】める (to stop
a running car, eg, taxi) and 車を停【と】める (to stop a car, eg, at a red light). If
you're not sure, it's safe to stick to hiragana.

>   * この駐車場には、もう車をとめる場所がない。 ＝ この駐車場は満車だ。
>   * 駐車場がないので、他にとめる場所を探そう。
>

I think 駐車（する）スペース is equally OK, too.

By the way,
[パーキングエリア](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2)
is 和製英語 and refers to rest areas / rest stops along highways.

