Boarding Area
Bus Stop, Taxi Stand, Train Platform
noun
What's a ride location? It's a boarding area! This word is used widely to refer to any place where you board transportation, such as a bus stop, a taxi stand, or a train platform.
This word uses the kun'yomi readings. You didn't learn the kun'yomi reading for 場 with the kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you remember it:
At the boarding area, you baa (ば) at the bus driver to ask if this is the right bus. You're in a country inhabited only by sheep, but luckily you've practiced your Sheepanese well enough to be able to baa for directions at bus stops, taxi stands, and train platforms.
ゴンドラ乗り場はどこですか？
Where is the gondola terminal?
今、タクシー乗り場にいます。
I'm at the taxi stand now.
今、家の前のバス乗り場で通り過ぎる車を見ながらダラダラしているよ。
At the moment, I’m chilling at the bus stop in front of my house looking at cars passing by.