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JLPT N4 · Noun

場所 (basho)

場所 (ばしょ, basho) is a Japanese noun meaning “place; location”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ばしょ
Romaji
basho
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. place; location; spot; position; area · noun
  2. room; space · noun
  3. sumo tournament · noun

Example sentences

このソファーは場所を取りすぎる。
This sofa takes too much room.
Tatoeba #223590

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

Kanji in 場所

場
location, placeジョウ・チョウ・ば · 12 strokes
所
place, extentショ・ところ・-ところ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 場所.

場合ばあいcase会場かいじょうassembly hall工場こうじょうfactory売り場うりばselling area飛行場ひこうじょうairfield駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot場ばplace出場しゅつじょうparticipation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.)市場いちば(town) market劇場げきじょうtheatre現場げんばactual spot工場こうばfactory立場たちばposition入場にゅうじょうentrance

Source: JMdict entry 1355850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.