所
所 — Place
place, extent
On’yomiショ (sho)
Kun’yomiところ (tokoro)
Kun’yomi-ところ (tokoro)
Kun’yomiどころ (dokoro)
Kun’yomiとこ (toko)
Stroke order (8 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 所
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 研究所 | けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujo | research institute; (research) laboratory |
| 所得 | しょとく shotoku | income; earnings |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 所長 | しょちょう shochou | head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief |
Study notes
所 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #221 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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