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Kanji 所: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 所: place, extent

Key takeaways

Kanji 所: place, extent. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

placeextent

On reading

ショ

Kun reading

ところ-ところどころとこ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 所

place, extent

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

戸 + 斤

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine placing an axe (斤) by the door (戸) to mark a specific spot as your own. It depicts a designated place or location, such as the specific area outside a house where one might chop wood.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショ
  • 箇所かしょ

    place / point / part

  • 所在しょざい

    location / whereabouts

  • 所々しょしょ

    here and there / some parts

  • 所持しょじ

    possession / ownership

  • 所属しょぞく

    belong to / be attached to

  • 所定しょてい

    fixed / designated / prescribed

  • 所得しょとく

    income / earnings

  • 個所かしょ

    point / part / passage

Kun reading

ところ
  • 所がところが

    however / but / even though

  • 所でところで

    by the way / no matter what / even if

  • 所々ところどころ

    here and there / in some parts

  • 台所だいどころ

    kitchen

  • ところ

    place / location

Commonly used words

  • 箇所
    かしょ

    place / point / part

  • 所在
    しょざい

    location / whereabouts

  • 所々
    しょしょ

    here and there / some parts

  • 所持
    しょじ

    possession / ownership

  • 所属
    しょぞく

    belong to / be attached to

  • 所定
    しょてい

    fixed / designated / prescribed

  • 所が
    ところが

    however / but / even though

  • 所で
    ところで

    by the way / no matter what / even if

  • 所々
    ところどころ

    here and there / in some parts

  • 台所
    だいどころ

    kitchen

  • ところ

    place / location

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はいわゆる天才だ。

Translation

He is the so-called genius.

Example 2

いわゆる常識が変わった。

Translation

The so-called common sense has changed.

Example 3

この箇だけ色が違う。

Translation

Only this part has a different color.

Example 4

事故の箇を調べてください。

Translation

Please check the accident site.

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