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How to say 'Place' in Japanese | 場所

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The Japanese word for Place is 'Basho', written as 場所 in Japanese.'Place' in hiragana is ばしょ.

    word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

    Reading

    ばしょ

    basho

    Kanji

    場Place 所Place

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '場所 (ばしょ)' means 'place'. It refers to a specific location or spot, and can be used in various contexts to indicate where something is or where an event occurs. For example: this is a quiet place「ここは静かな場所です」(ここはしずかなばしょです). I forgot the place where we met「私たちが会った場所を忘れました」(わたしたちがであったばしょをわすれました). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a position or role, such as in '彼には彼の場所がある (かれにはかれのばしょがある) (He has his place).'

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    361

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 場所

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    場

    Meaning

    Place

  • kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

Words Related to 場所 Through the Kanji 場

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 場 as well.

  • word

    場合

    Meaning

    Case

  • word

    場

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    市場

    Meaning

    Market

  • word

    売り場

    Meaning

    Sales floor

  • word

    立場

    Meaning

    Position, Standpoint

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    工場

    Meaning

    Factory

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    駐車場

    Meaning

    Parking lot

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    職場

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    出場

    Meaning

    Appearance, Participation

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    相場

    Meaning

    Market price

  • word

    広場

    Meaning

    Plaza

  • word

    劇場

    Meaning

    Theater

  • word

    入場

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

  • word

    道場

    Meaning

    Dojo

  • word

    登場

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    上場

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    牧場

    Meaning

    Pasture, Ranch

  • word

    風呂場

    Meaning

    Bathroom

Words Related to 場所 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

  • word

    所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    便所

    Meaning

    Toilet

  • word

    所為

    Meaning

    Fault

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    所得

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    停留所

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    箇所

    Meaning

    Point, Place

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    住所

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    役所

    Meaning

    Government, Office

  • word

    所属

    Meaning

    Affiliation

  • word

    台所

    Meaning

    Kitchen

  • word

    裁判所

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    至る所

    Meaning

    Everywhere

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    所在

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    短所

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    派出所

    Meaning

    Police box

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'Basho' means 'Place' .

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