所 — place, extent

ところ所 place

ところ

U+6240 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #221 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1208 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

place
extent

Readings

On'yomi: しょ sho
Kun'yomi: ところ tokoro どころ dokoro とこ toko

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ところ・どころ tokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

所(ところ) tokoro place 台(だい) 所(どころ) daidokoro kitchen 見(み) 所(どころ) midokoro highlight 所(ところ) 沢(ざわ) tokorozawa Tokorozawa (city in Saitama)

しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

研(けん) 究(きゅう) 所(じょ) kenkyuujo research institute 場(ば) 所(しょ) basho place 所(しょ) 有(ゆう) shoyuu ownership 住(じゅう) 所(しょ) juusho address 役(やく) 所(しょ) yakusho government office 近(きん) 所(じょ) kinjo neighborhood 所(しょ) 長(ちょう) shochou director カ所(しょ) kasho place

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80 words

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Appears in idioms

一所懸命四字熟語

one place, state of suspension fate

適材適所四字熟語

suitable lumber, suitable place

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と戸 door #63

きん斤 axe #69

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#63 戸 door

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ところ・どころ tokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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Meanings

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ところ ・どころ tokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょ ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

ところ・どころ tokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).