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What is the Kanji for 'Deal with'? | 処

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Deal with', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Deal with' is 処.

    kanji

    処

    Meaning

    Deal with

    Reading

    onyomiしょ

    sho

    Parts

    夂Late 几

    Example Word

    何処: where. The Japanese pronoun '何処 (どこ)' means 'where'. It is used to ask about the location of something or someone. This pronoun is commonly used in questions to inquire about places or directions. For example: Where is the station?「駅は何処ですか?」(えきはどこですか?). Where did you go?「何処に行きましたか?」(どこにいきましたか?). It can also be used in statements to indicate an unknown or unspecified location, such as 'I don't know where it is'「何処にあるか分からない」(どこにあるかわからない). The word '何処' is often written in hiragana as 'どこ' in modern Japanese, but the kanji form is still used in formal or literary contexts.

    Radical

    几

    Stroke Count

    5

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    212

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 処

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    夂

    Meaning

    Late

    component

    几

処 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    拠

    Meaning

    Basis, Based on

Words Using 処

This kanji is used in 7 words:

    word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

    word

    処理

    Meaning

    Processing, Disposal

    word

    処分

    Meaning

    Disposal

    word

    対処

    Meaning

    Handling

    word

    何処

    Meaning

    Where

    word

    処置

    Meaning

    Measure

    word

    彼処

    Meaning

    There

Kanji Related to 処 Through the Part 夂

These 11 kanji contain the part 夂 as well.

    kanji

    愛

    Meaning

    Love

    kanji

    夜

    Meaning

    Night

    kanji

    夏

    Meaning

    Summer

    kanji

    後

    Meaning

    After, Behind

    kanji

    各

    Meaning

    Each

    kanji

    憂

    Meaning

    Anxious, Grief

    kanji

    慶

    Meaning

    Congratulate, Congratulations

    kanji

    隆

    Meaning

    Hump, Prosper

    kanji

    麦

    Meaning

    Wheat

    kanji

    変

    Meaning

    Change, Abnormal

    kanji

    冬

    Meaning

    Winter

Kanji Related to 処 Through the Part 几

These 5 kanji contain the part 几 as well.

    kanji

    冗

    Meaning

    Redundant, Superfluous

    kanji

    凡

    Meaning

    Common

    kanji

    机

    Meaning

    Desk, Table

    kanji

    飢

    Meaning

    Starve, Hunger

    kanji

    肌

    Meaning

    Skin

Learn the Kanji 処

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 処 mean?

処 means 'Deal with'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.