所 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「戸」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「戸」
- On
- ショしょ · sho
- Kun
- ところ・とこtokoro · toko
- Meaning
- place, location
Stroke order
Origin
戸 (door) + 斤 (axe). It once meant the sound of chopping wood, but now it means 'place, location.'
Readings and examples
| Onショしょsho | 所得しょとく住所じゅうしょ近所きんじょ |
|---|---|
| Kunところtokoro | 所ところ台所だいどころ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 場所ばしょ
place, location
- 近所きんじょ
neighborhood
- 台所だいどころ
- 役所やくしょ
- 住所じゅうしょ
- 研究所けんきゅうじょ
- 停留所ていりゅうじょ
- 所属しょぞく
Example
しずかな 所で ほんを よむ。
I read a book in a quiet place.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)