所

place, extent

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ところとこところどころ

Nanori (名乗り)

せ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:8

JLPT:N3

Frequency:221

Vocabulary

ショ

Word	Reading	Meaning
急所	キュウショ	vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals; key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter); male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point; critical place to make a move
区役所	クヤクショ	ward office; council (regional)
刑務所	ケイムショ	prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
現住所	ゲンジュウショ	(present) address
御所	ゴショ	imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
彼所	あそこ	there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where; genitals; private parts; nether regions; that far; that much; that point
所が	ところが	even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
夏場所	なつばしょ	Summer Tournament (held in Tokyo in May)
近所	きんじょ	neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ご所	ごしょ	imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

disclose, open, say

tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

chop, divide, tear, analyze

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

fence, wall, (kokuji)

two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft

frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)