場 — “place / spot” in Japanese

Grade 2じょう, ば

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“place / spot” in Japanese is 場, read jou, ba (じょう, ば). It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 場所 (place/location).

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What does 場 mean?

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Kanji	場
Meaning	place / spot
Readings	じょう, ば
Grade	Grade 2 (Easy)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	場所 (place/location)

How to read 場

場 is read jou (じょう) or ba (ば) depending on the word.

Words with 場

工場こうじょう
場所ばしょ
会場かいじょう
球場きゅうじょう
広場ひろば
出場しゅつじょう
場面ばめん
市場しじょう
競技場きょうぎじょう
国際競技場こくさいきょうぎじょう

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Updated: 2026-08-28