処
処

dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place

5 strokesFrequency 547JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ショ

Kun

ところ-こお.る

Dictionary

Common Words

ここ此処此所是茲爰PronounUsually kanaFreq #56
1

here; this place

Examples
ここに手のないナベがある。
Here is a pan without handles.
2

this point; here; now

Examples
この町の人口はここ１０年間動きがない。
The population of this town has been static for the last ten years.
3

Followed by a duration noun

these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

4

Followed by a duration noun

the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

そこ其処其所PronounFreq #98
1

Word usually written using kana alone

there (place relatively near listener)

Examples
１時間以内にそこに着くでしょう。
We'll arrive there within an hour.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

there (place just mentioned); that place

3

Word usually written using kana alone

then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)

4

Archaic

you

所処ところとこ (所)NounFreq #104
1

Adverb (fukushi); Suffix; Also pronounced どころ when a suffix

place; spot; scene; site

Examples
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.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

address

3

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

district; area; locality

4

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

one's house

Examples
「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."
5

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

point; aspect; side; facet

Examples
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.
6

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

passage (in text); part

7

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

space; room

8

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

thing; matter

Examples
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.
9

Word usually written using kana alone; After the plain past form of a verb

whereupon; as a result

Examples
あっ、いけない！忘れるところだった！
Oh, no! I almost forgot!
10

Word usually written using kana alone; After present form of a verb

about to; on the verge of

11

Word usually written using kana alone; After past form of a verb

was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

12

Word usually written using kana alone; After a quantity + が

approximately; around; about

どこ何処何所いずこ (何処)何處いずく (何処)いづこ (何処)いどこPronounUsually kanaFreq #148
1

where; what place

Examples
あなたはどこでテレビを見ますか。
Where do you watch television?
2

how much (long, far); what extent

どこかどっか何処かAdverbUsually kanaFreq #286
1

Common noun

somewhere

Examples
財布をどこかこの辺に落としたんだ。
I lost my wallet somewhere around here.
夏休みにどこかへ行きましたか。
Did you go anywhere during the summer vacation?
2

in some respects; in some way

Examples
どこかおかしいと一目で私にはわかりました。
I could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
そこまでUsually kanaFreq #597
1

Expressions

that far; so far; to that extent

Examples
主体・客体さえ訳せればあとはそこまで難しくないです。
If you can translate the subject and object then after that it isn't so difficult.
2

Interjection

stop!; not one step further!

あそこあすこかしこアソコ彼処彼所あしこあこUsually kanaFreq #882
1

Pronoun; Place physically distant from both speaker and listener

there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where

Examples
あそこから人影が見えた。
A form appeared from over there.
2

あそこ／あすこ／アソコ only; Colloquial; Euphemistic; Common noun

genitals; private parts; nether regions

Examples
先生、アソコがかゆいんです。
Doctor, I've got an itch in my crotch.
3

Common noun; Something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener

that far; that much; that point

どころか所かUsually kanaFreq #1662
1

Particle

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than

Examples
やむどころか、嵐はいっそう激しくなった。
Far from stopping, the storm became much more intense.
2

Particle

let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)

Examples
彼はウイスキーどころかビールさえ飲まない。
He doesn't even drink beer, not to mention whiskey.
処理しょりNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #2388
1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

Examples
あなたはあの車をどう処理したのですか？
What did you do with that car?
どこにも何処にもAdverbUsually kanaFreq #2487
1

With neg. verb

(not) anywhere; nowhere

Examples
指輪はどこにも見つからなかった。
The ring was not to be found anywhere.
2

everywhere; anywhere

Examples
ここでも、このアプローチがマシュー・アーノルドの「どこにも連結がある」という考えに由来していることを見て取ることができる。
Again, we can see this approach as deriving from Matthew Arnold's idea that everywhere there is connection.
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