Onyomi: ショ · Kunyomi: -ところ, とこ, ところ, どころ · Meanings: extent, place
Kanji for extent, place
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所 is formed from 戸, meaning “door” or “house,” on the left, and 斤, meaning “axe” or “tool,” on the right. 戸 relates to a building or location, while 斤 originally referred to division or defining something clearly. Together, they express a defined or designated place within a structure. From this idea, 所 came to mean place, location, or point.
所 shows a defined place or location, meaning place or point.
所 is used when referring to a specific place or location. It points to where something exists or happens. Remember 所 as a clearly defined place.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 所 | ところ | place, spot, scene, site | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Suffix |
| 所 | しょ | counter for places | Suffix, Counter |
| 世帯 | せたい | household, home, family, housekeeping | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 所謂 | いわゆる | what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) |
| 所々 | ところどころ | here and there, in places | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 所で | ところで | by the way, incidentally, well, now | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Conjunction |
| 所属 | しょぞく | belonging to (a group, organization, etc.), affiliation (with), being attached to, being under the control of, serving (in the military, congress, etc.) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 所得 | しょとく | income, earnings | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 所持 | しょじ | possession, having (on one's person), carrying (with one) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 所在 | しょざい | location (of), position, whereabouts, place where one is | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |