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所
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place

HSK 3 N3
Communication →Language
suǒ
ショ
ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
소
Origin unclear. 戶 represents the sound.
Components
戶 door+ 斤 catty =
所 place
戶 Phonetic component
door
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斤
jīn catty
a catty (approximately 500 g)
The original purpose of this component is unclear.
Notes
Similar Characters
仓 berth (simp)倉 storehouse (trad/jp)兵 troops折 discount斦 chopping block (iii)断 sever (jp)新 new斷 sever (trad)析 analyze圻 border (alt)忻 delightful昕 early欣 elated沂 river in southeast祈 supplicate芹 celery蕲 variety (simp)蘄 variety (trad)訢 pleased (trad)近 near
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
所
Regular
Modern
Chinese
所 [suǒ]
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
所 、 処 ところ 、 とこ 同音

noun

  1. place; spot; scene; site (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
  2. usually kana address
  3. usually kana district; area; locality
  4. usually kana one's house
  5. usually kana point; aspect; side; facet
  6. usually kana passage (in text); part
  7. usually kana space; room
  8. usually kana thing; matter
  9. usually kana whereupon; as a result (after the plain past form of a verb)
  10. usually kana about to; on the verge of (after present form of a verb)
  11. usually kana was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing (after past form of a verb)
  12. usually kana approximately; around; about (after a quantity + が)
所 しょ 同音
suffixcounter counter for places
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (5)
さあ、今汲みなさい。そして宴会の世話役の所に持っていきなさい。
Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
「そのうちに、あなたのところにお邪魔してもいいですか」「どうぞ、どうぞ」
"Do you mind if I call on you sometime?" "No, not at all."
驚かない所をみると知ってたのね。
Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
おじを見送りに駅に行ってきたところだ。
I have been to the station to see my uncle off.
Japanese Names
所 ところ
Tokoro surname
所 ところさき
Tokorosaki surname
所 とんどころ
Tondokoro unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
所以 [suǒ​yǐ] #118
therefore
所有 [suǒ​yǒu] #154
all
所谓 [suǒ​wèi] #1,917
so-called
所谓 [suǒ​wèi] #1,917
so-called
有所 [yǒu​suǒ] #1,884
somewhat
所在 [suǒ​zài] #2,804
place
厕所 [cè​suǒ] #1,622
toilet
厕所 [cè​suǒ] #1,622
toilet
之所以 [zhī​suǒ​yǐ] #3,610
the reason why
无所谓 [wú​suǒ​wèi] #1,920
to be indifferent
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 場所 [ばしょ] #185
place
⭐ 外 [そと] #231
outside
⭐ 所 [ところ] #763
place
⭐ 居場所 [いばしょ] #2,378
whereabouts
今のところ [いまのところ] #2,582
at present
⭐ 所属 [しょぞく] #2,611
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.)
⭐ 近所 [きんじょ] #2,713
neighbourhood
⭐ 気のせい [きのせい] #3,395
(just) one's imagination
⭐ 所詮 [しょせん] #3,954
after all
⭐ 事務所 [じむしょ] #4,035
office
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KOREAN WORDS (89)
소용 #5,210
use; good
주소 #5,265
address
장소 #5,572
place; venue; space
소문 #10,585
rumor; hearsay
소원 #11,417
wish; hope
출장소 #20,887
branch office; agency
소유 #23,975
ownership; possession
소속 #24,876
affiliation
형무소 #29,537
prison; jail
수용소 #29,740
temporary settlement; refugee camp; detention center
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