処 – dispose, manage, deal with

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The kanji 処 means dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショ (sho); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ところ、-こ、お.る (tokoro, ko, oru). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 几 (no. 16).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショ	sho
Kun’yomi	ところ	tokoro
Kun’yomi	-こ	ko
Kun’yomi	お.る	oru

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: 几 (Kangxi radical 16). Components: 几・夂・攵.

Words using 処

処理しょりprocessing処置しょちmeasure処罰しょばつpunishment処分しょぶんdisposal対処たいしょdealing with

Example sentences

あなたはあの車をどう処理したのですか？

What did you do with that car?

Tatoeba #232868

私たちは必要な処置を講じた。

We took the necessary measures.

Tatoeba #165184

この規則を破った人は厳しい処罰を免ぜられない。

Anyone who breaks this rule is liable to severe punishment.

Tatoeba #222417

Kanji with the same radical

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