所 — “place” in Japanese

Grade 3しょ, ところ

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“place” in Japanese is 所, read sho, tokoro (しょ, ところ). It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 場所 (location).

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What does 所 mean?

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Kanji	所
Meaning	place
Readings	しょ, ところ
Grade	Grade 3 (Medium)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	場所 (location)

How to read 所

所 is read sho (しょ) or tokoro (ところ) depending on the word.

Words with 所

場所ばしょ
名所めいしょ
近所
住所
役所
箇所

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Updated: 2026-08-28