JLPT N5 · Where is it?

所

ところ

place

Stroke order of 所

所 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

所 has a door 戸 beside an axe 斤: a spot where you chop wood, a place.

Parts: 戸 door + 斤 axe

Example sentence

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.

Words with 所

住所address 場所place 研究所research institute 事務所office 停留所bus stop 近所neighbourhood 台所kitchen 所得income 名所famous spot 案内所information desk 区役所ward office 市役所city hall 役所government office 裁判所court

More words: Where is it?

真ん中middle; center 右側right side 左側left side 隣next to; next door 横side; beside 近くnear; nearby 向こうover there; the other side 辺area; vicinity 東口east exit 西口west exit 南口south exit 北口north exit

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