所

• 読み: ところ
• ローマ字: tokoro
• 漢字の分解: 所 (sho/tokoro) — place, spot
• 発音: /to.ko.ɾo/

意味

Place; spot; scene; site; location. One of the most versatile location words in Japanese.

Beyond its basic meaning of 'place,' 所 is used in many grammatical patterns. Verb + ところ indicates timing (about to do, in the middle of, just finished). Also appears in expressions like 所で (by the way). Often written in hiragana as ところ in modern usage.

例文

1. ここは静かな所ですね。
2. 待ち合わせの所はどこですか。
3. 今から出かける所です。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, conversation, grammar patterns

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 所 combines 戸 (door) and 斤 (axe), originally depicting a place where woodworking was done. Over time it generalized to mean any location or place.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal