The kanji 所: meaning, readings and stroke order

所

Meaning: place
On reading: ショ sho
Kun reading: ところ tokoro
Strokes: 8
Radical: 戶 door, house
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nơi, chỗ (sở)
Japanese: ところ。ばしょ。
Korean: 곳, 장소 (소)
Chinese: 地方、场所

Readings, words and example sentences

ショ sho · on reading

場ば所しょ
place
集まる 場ば所しょを決めます。
We decide where to meet.

ところ tokoro · kun reading

所ところ
place, spot
しずかな 所ところで本を読みます。
I read a book in a quiet place.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.