JLPT N5 · Pronoun

あそこ (asoko)

あそこ is a Japanese pronoun meaning “there; over there”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あそこ
Romaji: asoko
Word class: Pronoun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where · pronoun · usually written in kana · place physically distant from both speaker and listener
genitals; private parts; nether regions · noun · colloquial, usually written in kana, euph
that far; that much; that point · noun · usually written in kana · something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener

Example sentences

あそこから人影が見えた。

A form appeared from over there.

Tatoeba #234430

先生、アソコがかゆいんです。

Doctor, I've got an itch in my crotch.

Tatoeba #2733322

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1000320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.