所
所 — place, extent
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #221 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- しょ sho
- しょ sho
- Kun'yomi
-
- ところ tokoro
- -ところ -tokoro
- どころ dokoro
- とこ toko
- ところ tokoro
Words that use 所
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 台所 だいどころ kitchen JLPT N5
- 所 ところ place JLPT N5
- 住所 じゅうしょ address (of a home, business, etc.) JLPT N4
- 事務所 じむしょ office JLPT N4
- 場所 ばしょ place JLPT N4
- 近所 きんじょ neighbourhood JLPT N4
- 停留所 ていりゅうじょ stop (bus, tram, etc.) JLPT N3
- 所 しょ counter for places (offices, facilities, stations) JLPT N2
- 箇所 かしょ place JLPT N2
- 短所 たんしょ defect JLPT N2