Meanings: place, area
On Readings: ショ sho
Kun Readings: ところ tokoro
Most Used Pronunciation: tokoro
JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji)
Grade: 3
Kanji Part:
Stroke Number: 8
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Common jukugo
- あき ば しょ aki ba sho - autumn sumo tournament
- ば しょ ba sho - place, location
便 - べん じょ ben jo - toilet
- そっこう じょ sokkou jo - weather station
- じゅ しょ ju sho - address

Useful Examples
Japanese: 新しい住を教えてください。
Romaji: atarashii juusho o oshiete kudasai.
Literal: new-address-(direct object marker)-teach-please
English: Please tell me your new address.

Japanese: ここはいい場ですね。
Romaji: koko wa ii basho desu ne.
English: Isn't this a nice place.

Japanese: 犬は暗いでも目が見える。
Romaji: inu wa kurai tokoro de mo me ga mieru.
English: A dog can see in the dark.

Japanese: この家の有者は山田さんだ。
Romaji: kono ie no shoyuusha wa yamadasan da.
English: This house belong to Mr Yamada.

Japanese: 名前と住を言ってください。
Romaji: namae to juusho o itte kudasai.
English: Name and address, please.

Japanese: 湖のこの場が深い。
Romaji: mizuumi no kono basho ga fukai.
English: The lake is deep here.

Japanese: 市役は市の中心にある。
Romaji: shiyakusho wa shi no chuushin ni aru.
English: The city hall is in the center of the city.

Japanese: 大雪のため各で電線が切れた。
Romaji: ooyuki no tame kakusho de densen ga kireta.
English: Electric wires were broken at many places from the heavy snowfall.

Japanese: 生徒はこの便を使ってはならない。
Romaji: seito wa kono benjo o tsukatte hanaranai.
English: Students must not use this toilet.

Japanese: 鉱山を有している人から銀を買いました。
Romaji: kouzan o shoyuu shite iru hito kara gin o kaimashita.
English: I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property.

Japanese: 決心する前に長についてよく考えなさい。
Romaji: kesshin suru mae ni chousho tansho ni tsuite yoku kangaenasai.
English: Reflect on advantages and disadvantages before you make up your mind.

Japanese: この事務の通常営業時間は9時から5時までです。
Romaji: kono jimusho no tsuujoueigyou jikan wa kuji kara goji made desu.
English: The usual business hours in this office are from nine to five.

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Notes/Mnemonic
If it has a door (戸) it is a place


Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.