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JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

所 (tokoro)

所 (ところ, tokoro) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “place; spot”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ところ
Romaji
tokoro
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. place; spot; scene; site · noun, adverb, suffix · also pronounced どころ when a suffix
  2. address · noun, suffix · usually written in kana
  3. district; area; locality · noun, suffix · usually written in kana
  4. one's house · noun, suffix · usually written in kana
  5. point; aspect; side; facet · noun, suffix · usually written in kana

Example sentences

さあ、今汲みなさい。そして宴会の世話役の所に持っていきなさい。
Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
Tatoeba #216936
「そのうちに、あなたのところにお邪魔してもいいですか」「どうぞ、どうぞ」
"Do you mind if I call on you sometime?" "No, not at all."
Tatoeba #236542
驚かない所をみると知ってたのね。
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
Tatoeba #4988

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

Kanji in 所

所
place, extentショ・ところ・-ところ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 所.

台所だいどころkitchen住所じゅうしょaddress (of a home, business, etc.)場所ばしょplace近所きんじょneighbourhood事務所じむしょoffice所為せいconsequence停留所ていりゅうじょstop (bus, tram, etc.)箇所かしょplace短所たんしょdefect長所ちょうしょstrong point所々ところどころhere and there便所べんじょtoilet名所めいしょfamous place役所やくしょgovernment office

Source: JMdict entry 1343100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.