ところ

Place; spot; location

N5noun·tokoro

How to remember it

所 depicts a marked place; read ところ for a physical or abstract spot.

Example sentences

  • ここは静かな所です。

    ここはしずかなところです。

    This is a quiet place.

  • いい所に住んでいますね。

    いいところにすんでいますね。

    You live in a nice place, don't you.

Usage

Read ところ for "place"; also used idiomatically (今〜所 = just about to).

Related words

場所近所住所

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