場所

• 読み: ばしょ
• ローマ字: basho
• 漢字の分解: 場 (ba/jou) — place, scene; 所 (sho/tokoro) — place, location
• 発音: /ba.ɕo/

意味

A place; a location; a spot. Refers to any physical position or area.

One of the most versatile words for 'place' in Japanese. Used in everyday expressions like 場所を決める (to decide on a place), 場所を取る (to take up space), and 待ち合わせ場所 (meeting place). Also used in sumo wrestling to refer to a tournament (本場所). More general than 所 (tokoro), which can also mean 'point' or 'aspect.'

例文

1. 待ち合わせの場所を教えてください。
2. この場所は静かで勉強しやすいです。
3. 荷物を置く場所がありません。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, daily conversation, planning

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 場 (ba, place/scene) and 所 (sho, place/location). Both kanji relate to place, reinforcing the spatial meaning.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal