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because of; owing to; due to
• 所謂いわゆるwhat is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
• 所どころかfar from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ... · let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less
• 所せ為いかit may be because
• 居い場ば所しょwhereabouts; place; location · place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
• 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thereupon; shortly thereafter
• 近きん所じょneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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