Kanji 所: "place, extent"

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

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

Common words with 所

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 所ところplace; spot; scene; site · address
• 場ば所しょplace; location; spot; position · room; space
• 所せ為いconsequence; outcome; result; blame
• 所ところでby the way; incidentally; well; now · even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
• の所せ為いでà cause de, par la faute de
• 所謂いわゆるwhat is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
• 所どころかloin de là, bien au contraire · non seulement ... mais
• 所せ為いかc'est peut-être à cause de, sans doute parce que
• 居い場ば所しょendroit où l'on est, localisation · place (où l'on se sent à sa place)
• 所しょ属ぞくbelonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
• 所ところへc'est alors que, sur ces entrefaites
• 近きん所じょneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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