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所

Place
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショ
Kun readingところ、どこ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 8

Verbs with «所»

所属する所有する所持する入所する所在する

Meanings

  1. placeRtK
  2. extent
  1. spot
  2. scene
  3. site
  4. address

Popular Usage

台所近所住所場所事務所所為個所所謂箇所

Radicals and components

Radical戸door
Components
How it's built
所
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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door (戸) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · flag (方) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1208

Compound words

台所だいどころ
kitchen; financial situation; finances
近所きんじょ
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
住所じゅうしょ
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position; area
事務所じむしょ
office
所見しょけん
view; opinion; finding; findings
関所せきしょ
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
所属するしょぞくする
to belong
所有するしょゆうする
to possess; to own
捕虜収容所ほりょしゅうようじょ
prisoner-of-war camp
所謂いわゆる
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
箇所かしょ
place; point; part; spot; area
所がところが
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though
急所きゅうしょ
vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals; key point
御所ごしょ
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor
所轄しょかつ
jurisdiction
所管しょかん
jurisdiction
所在しょざい
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
所持しょじ
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
所信しょしん
belief; conviction; opinion
所詮しょせん
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all
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.)
所長しょちょう
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
所定しょてい
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

On Reading Examples

彼の言葉はズバリ急所を言い当てた。きゅうしょ
His remark hit home.tatoeba
適当な語で空所を満たせ。くうしょ
Fill the blanks with suitable words.tatoeba
私は彼を京都御所に連れて行きました。ごしょ
I took him to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は彼女の所に駆け寄った。ところ
He ran up to her.tatoeba
彼は半分行った所でレースから脱落してしまった。ところ
He dropped out halfway into the race.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法律事務所に６年勤務していた。
He had worked for the law firm for six years.tatoeba
彼は塀を乗り越えて刑務所から脱走した。
He escaped from prison by climbing over a wall.tatoeba
彼は福祉事務所で働いている。
He works at the welfare office.tatoeba
彼は父親が台所で倒れているのをみつけた。
He found his father lying in the kitchen.tatoeba
此今所謂草薙劔矣
This sword is what is now called Kusanagi no Tsurugi.wiki
所謂五十猛命 為有功之神
Isotakeru no Mikoto achieved great things.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Place. 戸 (door) + 斤 (axe) — chopping wood by the door: the place where people live.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 所

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step