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場 ば 工場(こうじょう): factory; plant; mill; workshop牧場(まきば): (1) farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ) (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land現場(げんば): actual spot; scene; scene of the crime市場(いちば): (1) (town) market (2) (the) marketplace場所(ばしょ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament)立場(たちば): standpoint; position; situation会場(かいじょう): assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds劇場(げきじょう): theatre; theater; playhouse出場(しゅつじょう): (1) (stage) appearance; performance (2) participation (e.g. in a tournament)場面(ばめん): scene; setting (e.g. of novel)職場(しょくば): one's post; place of work; workplace相場(そうば): (1) market price (2) speculation (e.g. on stocks) (3) reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem入場(にゅうじょう): entrance; admission; entering広場(ひろば): plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot; parking place登場(とうじょう): (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) (2) entrance; introduction (into a market)売り場(うりば): place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)場合(ばあい): case; situation農場(のうじょう): farm (agriculture)本場(ほんば): (1) home; habitat; center; centre; best place (2) authentic; genuine飛行場(ひこうじょう): airfield; airport道場(どうじょう): (1) dojo (hall used for martial arts training) (2) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)役場(やくば): town hall式場(しきじょう): ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony酒場(さかば): bar; bar-room満場(まんじょう): unanimous; whole audience市場(しじょう): (the) market (as a concept)場(ば): (1) place; spot; space (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm (3) occasion; situation (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.) (5) session (of the stock market) (6) area in which cards are laid out (in a card game) (7) field (8) field (gestalt psychology)来場(らいじょう): attendance 2 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey昜: open; sun 土 3 (none) location Don´t confuse with place (#1127). Think of location not as a single fixed spot, but as the act of locating. You´ve buried your piggy bank in the dirt in your backyard, but you can´t remember where. You frantically dig everywhere in a process of location to find your piggy bank.

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ジョウ、チョウ location, place 4 52 12 32 つち・つちへん・どへん 形声 Phonetic You´re looking for a good location to bury your piggy bank savings. It has to be in some soft soil that´s easy to dig up, well hidden, and easy to remember like this kanji.

Kanji	場
Onyomi	ジョウ、チョウ
Kunyomi	ば
English	location, place
Examples	工場(こうじょう): factory; plant; mill; workshop 牧場(まきば): (1) farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ) (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land 現場(げんば): actual spot; scene; scene of the crime 市場(いちば): (1) (town) market (2) (the) marketplace 場所(ばしょ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament) 立場(たちば): standpoint; position; situation 会場(かいじょう): assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds 劇場(げきじょう): theatre; theater; playhouse 出場(しゅつじょう): (1) (stage) appearance; performance (2) participation (e.g. in a tournament) 場面(ばめん): scene; setting (e.g. of novel) 職場(しょくば): one's post; place of work; workplace 相場(そうば): (1) market price (2) speculation (e.g. on stocks) (3) reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem 入場(にゅうじょう): entrance; admission; entering 広場(ひろば): plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot; parking place 登場(とうじょう): (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) (2) entrance; introduction (into a market) 売り場(うりば): place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop) 場合(ばあい): case; situation 農場(のうじょう): farm (agriculture) 本場(ほんば): (1) home; habitat; center; centre; best place (2) authentic; genuine 飛行場(ひこうじょう): airfield; airport 道場(どうじょう): (1) dojo (hall used for martial arts training) (2) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) 役場(やくば): town hall 式場(しきじょう): ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony 酒場(さかば): bar; bar-room 満場(まんじょう): unanimous; whole audience 市場(しじょう): (the) market (as a concept) 場(ば): (1) place; spot; space (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm (3) occasion; situation (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.) (5) session (of the stock market) (6) area in which cards are laid out (in a card game) (7) field (8) field (gestalt psychology) 来場(らいじょう): attendance
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	52
Components	土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 昜: open; sun
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	土
Radical Number	32
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	つち・つちへん・どへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	location
Koohii Story 1	You´re looking for a good location to bury your piggy bank savings. It has to be in some soft soil that´s easy to dig up, well hidden, and easy to remember like this kanji.
Koohii Story 2	Don´t confuse with place (#1127). Think of location not as a single fixed spot, but as the act of locating. You´ve buried your piggy bank in the dirt in your backyard, but you can´t remember where. You frantically dig everywhere in a process of location to find your piggy bank.

Place E.G Location Spot Market Space Situation Hall