所

How to remember it

所 is a generic place; ところ also means 'the part or point' of something.

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.

• いい所ですね。

  いいところですね。

  It's a nice place, isn't it?

Usage

Casual, common in speech; 場所 is more formal for 'location.'

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