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JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

location
place

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジョウ
チョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

Common Words

しょ
Noun
Freq #185
1

place; location; spot; position; area

Examples
このソファーは場所を取りすぎる。
This sofa takes too much room.
2

room; space

3

Sumo

sumo tournament

あい
Noun
Freq #339
1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

Examples
この規則はどんな場合にでも当てはまる。
This rule applies to any case.
Noun
Freq #784
1

place; spot; space

Examples
が白けた。
The party grew chilly.
2

field; discipline; sphere; realm

3

occasion; situation

Examples
このネクタイはこのようなにふさわしくありません。
This tie is not suitable for a situation like this.
4

scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

Stock market

session

6

Card games

field; table; area in which cards are laid out

7

Mahjong

round (east, south, etc.)

8

Physics

field

9

Psychology

field (in Gestalt psychology)

のば
其の場
Noun
Freq #879
1

there; the spot; the place; the occasion; the situation

Examples
彼の演説はその場にふさわしいものだった。
His speech was suitable for the occasion.
2

As 〜で

then and there; on the spot; immediately; at once; impromptu

Examples
私はその場ですぐに賃金を払った。
I paid his wages on the spot.
ちば
Noun
Freq #950
1

position; situation

Examples
お答えできる立場にありません。
I'm not in a position to answer.
2

viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

Examples
彼女の立場からその問題をとらえるようにしなさい。
Try to see the problem from her point of view.
んば
んじょう
Noun
Freq #1809
1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)

Examples
群衆が現場に群がった。
A crowd gathered at the scene.
2

げんば only

(on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site

3

げんば only

filming location; (movie) set

いじょう
Noun
Freq #2276
1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

Examples
私たちは会場の後ろに座った。
We sat at the back of the hall.
うじょう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #2364
1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)

Examples
その女優は舞台に3度登場した。
That actress made three entrances onto the stage.
2

appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent

Examples
「西遊記」の中には錬金術の話が数多く登場します。
Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".
ばしょ
Noun
Freq #2378
1

whereabouts; place; location

Examples
どうして私が彼の居場所を知っていようか。
How should I know where he is?
2

place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

めん
Noun
Freq #2737
1

scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case

Examples
その場面は彼の記憶の底に留まっていた。
The scene was embedded in his memory.
2

scene (in a movie, play); shot

Examples
アクション場面の少ない映画にはいつも退屈してしまう。
I'm always bored with films that have little action.
3

state of the market

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