JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 処: "dispose, manage, deal with"
The kanji 処 means "dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ショ in on'yomi and ところ, こ, お.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ところこお.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 547 of 2,501 |
Common words with 処
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 此処here; this place · this point; here; now
- 其処there (place relatively near listener) · there (place just mentioned); that place
- 何処where; what place · how much (long, far); what extent
- 何処かsomewhere · in some respects; in some way
- 彼処there; over there; that place; yonder · genitals; private parts; nether regions
- 処理processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition
- 何処にも(not) anywhere; nowhere · everywhere; anywhere
- 何処までもanywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth · through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
- 対処dealing with; coping with
- 処分disposal; throwing away; selling off · dealing with (a problem); measure
- それ処かon the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact
- 其処でso; accordingly; now; then
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