Lingaku所【ところ】
Frequency rank: 659. – 660. (for form ところ: 89.)
- place; spot; scene; sitealso pronounced どころ when a suffix
- addressword usually written using kana alone
- district; area; localityword usually written using kana alone
- one's houseword usually written using kana alone
- point; aspect; side; facetword usually written using kana alonesee also いいとこ
- passage (in text); partword usually written using kana alone
- space; roomword usually written using kana alone
- thing; matterword usually written using kana alone
- whereupon; as a resultword usually written using kana aloneafter the plain past form of a verb
- about to; on the verge ofword usually written using kana aloneafter present form of a verb
- was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doingword usually written using kana aloneafter past form of a verb
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi); suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 所【ところ】【とこ】Frequency rank: 659. – 660.
- 処【ところ】Frequency rank: 31,912. – 32,220.
- 處【ところ】
- ところFrequency rank: 89.
- とこFrequency rank: 2,309.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- place; spot; scene; site
- address
- district; area; locality
- one's house
- point; aspect; side; facet
- passage (in text); part
- space; room
- thing; matter
- whereupon; as a result
- about to; on the verge of
- was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
This meaning of "所" refers to a physical location or a specific place.
This meaning of "所" is used to indicate a specific address.
"所" can also refer to a broader region or a local area.
When used to indicate one's house, "所" refers to the place where someone lives.
"所" can be used to talk about a particular point, aspect, or side of something.
In the context of a passage in text or a part of something, "所" can be used to describe a specific section.
"所" can also refer to a physical space or room.
"所" can be used to talk about a thing or a matter at hand.
This meaning of "所" indicates a correlation between two events or actions.
The meeting was canceled as a result of an unexpected event.
"所" can also convey the idea of about to do something or being on the verge of an action.
This meaning of "所" indicates that an action was just done or in the process of being done.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ところ所にいく行くto go to a placeところ所をおとずれる訪れるto visit a placeところ所をさがす探すto search for a placeところ所をきめる決めるto decide on a placeところ所がわからないnot knowing the placeところ所をかえる変えるto change the placeところ所のなまえ名前name of the placeところ所がひろい広いthe place is spaciousところ所にすむ住むto live in a placeところ所をでる出るto leave a placeいま今いるところ所the place where you are nowじゅうよう重要なところ所important point/aspectごじたく自宅のところ所at your homeこのところこの所でat this locationところ所があるthere is a placeなん何かしょか所かseveral placesところ所せいりつ成立establishment of a site/space
Example sentences
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Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
You see I've resolved to follow you wherever you go.
Good points: The pleasure of disposing of enemies with a variety of combos.
Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.
The point of true mutual understanding has not yet been reached between Japan and China.
In any case, now I'm considering trying out some likely things.
Into this broad category fall companies that run money lending and insurance businesses.
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits!
Kaoru, yours is the best reaction so far - you win the grand prize.
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
"I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."
However fine the words of the management, those working for them see what is to be seen.
I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.
Skiing, barbecues, parties: with this plan you get the best of everything and can enjoy it all on a one-day visit.
As I left the brothel, I was embarrassed to be seen by my friends.