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How to say "That place" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "That place" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "That place" is "Kashiko", written in japanese as "彼処".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese pronoun '彼処 (かしこ)' means 'that place'. This pronoun is used to refer to a specific location that is distant from the speaker. It implies a place that is removed or far away, rather than a nearby location. For example: That place is far away - (彼処はとても遠いです). Let's go to that place - (彼処へ行きましょう).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "彼" means "Third person pronoun" and "He" and can be read as "Hi", "Kare" and "Kano". And The kanji "処" means "Deal with" and can be read as "Sho".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kashiko" mean in japanese?

"Kashiko" means "That place" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for third person pronoun and he?What is the Kanji for deal with?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "That place" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "れ" is read as "re". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.