処
処 — Dispose
dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act
On’yomiショ (sho)
Kun’yomiところ (tokoro)
Kun’yomi-こ (ko)
Kun’yomiおる (oru)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 処
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処分 | しょぶん shobun | disposal; throwing away; selling off |
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 対処 | たいしょ taisho | dealing with; coping with |
| 処遇 | しょぐう shoguu | treatment (of a person); dealing with |
| 行政処分 | ぎょうせいしょぶん gyouseishobun | administrative measures (disposition) |
Study notes
処 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #547 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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