Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
場

場 – location, place

12 strokesTaught in grade 2#52 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 場 means location, place. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ、チョウ (jou, chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ば (ba). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiジョウjou
On’yomiチョウchou
Kun’yomiばba

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 土・日・一・勿.

Words using 場

Example sentences

この規則はどんな場合にでも当てはまる。
This rule applies to any case.
このソファーは場所を取りすぎる。
This sofa takes too much room.
私たちは会場の後ろに座った。
We sat at the back of the hall.

Kanji with the same radical

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