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所 ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ place 4 221 8 63 と・とだれ・とかんむり 会意 Compound Ideographic You outsiders better learn your place! An axe stuck in the door when you get home is a pretty good indicator that this might not be the best place for you.

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ショ せ 事務所(じむしょ): office場所(ばしょ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament)所得(しょとく): income; earnings住所(じゅうしょ): address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile所属(しょぞく): attached to; belong to; member所有(しょゆう): one's possessions; ownership近所(きんじょ): neighbourhood; neighborhood役所(やくしょ): government office; public office台所(だいどころ): kitchen名所(めいしょ): (1) famous place (2) name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (3) name and address箇所(かしょ): passage; place; point; part長所(ちょうしょ): strong point; merit; virtue; advantage所在(しょざい): whereabouts所持(しょじ): possession; owning所定(しょてい): fixed; prescribed; certain; given便所(べんじょ): toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station短所(たんしょ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage所々(ところどころ): here and there; some parts (of something); several places停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station所が(ところが): even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite所(ところ): (1) place; spot; scene; site (2) address (3) district; area; locality (4) one's house (5) point (6) part (7) space; room (8) whereupon; as a result (9) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of所で(ところで): (1) by the way; incidentally (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)所謂(いわゆる): what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak余所(よそ): (1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts (2) outside (one's family or group); those people (3) unrelated matter所為(せい): cause; reason; fault所か(どころか): (1) far from; anything but; not at all (2) let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less所(しょ): counter for places 3 戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 戸 4 (none) place A place for everything and everything in its place. To the right of the door is the standard place for the axe.

Kanji	所
Onyomi	ショ
Kunyomi	ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
Nanori	せ
English	place
Examples	事務所(じむしょ): office 場所(ばしょ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament) 所得(しょとく): income; earnings 住所(じゅうしょ): address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile 所属(しょぞく): attached to; belong to; member 所有(しょゆう): one's possessions; ownership 近所(きんじょ): neighbourhood; neighborhood 役所(やくしょ): government office; public office 台所(だいどころ): kitchen 名所(めいしょ): (1) famous place (2) name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (3) name and address 箇所(かしょ): passage; place; point; part 長所(ちょうしょ): strong point; merit; virtue; advantage 所在(しょざい): whereabouts 所持(しょじ): possession; owning 所定(しょてい): fixed; prescribed; certain; given 便所(べんじょ): toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station 短所(たんしょ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage 所々(ところどころ): here and there; some parts (of something); several places 停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station 所が(ところが): even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite 所(ところ): (1) place; spot; scene; site (2) address (3) district; area; locality (4) one's house (5) point (6) part (7) space; room (8) whereupon; as a result (9) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of 所で(ところで): (1) by the way; incidentally (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) 所謂(いわゆる): what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak 余所(よそ): (1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts (2) outside (one's family or group); those people (3) unrelated matter 所為(せい): cause; reason; fault 所か(どころか): (1) far from; anything but; not at all (2) let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less 所(しょ): counter for places
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	221
Components	戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63) 斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	戸
Radical Number	63
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	と・とだれ・とかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	place
Koohii Story 1	You outsiders better learn your place! An axe stuck in the door when you get home is a pretty good indicator that this might not be the best place for you.
Koohii Story 2	A place for everything and everything in its place. To the right of the door is the standard place for the axe.

Place Address Part Point Stop Matter Counter Door