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所	U+6240, 所 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6240

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Stroke order

Japanese	所
Simplified	所
Traditional	所

Alternative forms

Note different composition due to different forms of 戶, namely 户 (in some Japanese fonts more resembles 戸).

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 415, character 16

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11715

Dae Jaweon: page 760, character 2

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2259, character 1

Unihan data for U+6240

Chinese

simp. and trad.		所
alternative forms		㪽𠩄𫝂𫠦𬻔

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 所
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (戸) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
妒	*tqaːs
雇	kʷaːs, ɡʷaːʔ
顧	*kʷaːs
戽	qʰʷaːʔ, qʰʷaːs, *ɡʷaːʔ
戶	*ɡʷaːʔ
扈	*ɡʷaːʔ
帍	*ɡʷaːʔ
昈	*ɡʷaːʔ
滬	*ɡʷaːʔ
簄	*ɡʷaːʔ
齭	skʰraʔ, sqʰraʔ
所	*sqʰraʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sqʰraʔ)Category:Han phono-semantic compounds#戶04: phonetic 戶 (OC *ɡʷaːʔ)Category:Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#所 + semantic 斤 (“axe”) – the sound of logging (the definition given in Shuowen).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan Category:Chinese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#戶04 Category:Chinese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#戶04 *s/k-ra (“place”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Burmese ရာ (ra, “place”).

Baxter and Sagart (2014) relates it to 處 (OC *t.qʰaʔ, “to be at”), 處 (OC *t.qʰaʔ-s, “place”), 許 (OC *qʰ(r)aʔ, “place”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): suǒ (suo³Category:Mandarin links with redundant target parameters#所)

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): so²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): fò

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sǒ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): суә (suə, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): so²
Category:Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation#戶04

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): so²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): so²
Gan (Wiktionary): so³ / su³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): só

(Hailu, HRS): so^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): so³
Jin (Wiktionary): sue²
Northern Min (KCR): sǔ
Eastern Min (BUC): sū / nē̤
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soe³ / se³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): só͘ / sé / só

(Teochew, Peng'im): so²

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): so²
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): su²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵su / ³su / ³sou / ³so
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): so³

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): su³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suǒ
  - Wade–Giles: so³
  - Yale: swǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoo
  - Palladius: со (so)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suǒr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suǒr
  - Wade–Giles: so³-ʼrh
  - Yale: swǒr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suool
  - Palladius: сор (sor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔɻ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: so²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: so
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: fò
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fo⁵³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: sǒ
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): so³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so¹¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: суә (suə, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suə⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: so²
  - Yale: só
  - Cantonese Pinyin: so²
  - Guangdong Romanization: so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: so²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sᵘɔ⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: so³ / su³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so²¹³/, /su²¹³/

Note: su3 - used in 無所謂.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: só
  - Hakka Romanization System: so^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: so³
  - Sinological IPA: /so³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: so^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /so²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: so³
  - Sinological IPA: /so³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: sue²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suɤ⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sū / nē̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/, /nˡœ³³/

Note:

sū - literary;
nē̤ - vernacular.

Puxian Min
- (Putian, Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soe³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sê̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬø⁴⁵³/
- (Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soe³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬœ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soe³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬø³³²/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soe³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /θø³³²/
- (Donghai)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁴⁵³/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Changtai, General Taiwanese, Klang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘
  - Tâi-lô: sóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sor
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an): /sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Klang): /sɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Changtai): /seu⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangpu): /sɔu⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hui'an): /sɔ⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé
  - Tâi-lô: sé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sea
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangpu): /siei⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Changtai)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só
  - Tâi-lô: só
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soir
  - Sinological IPA (Changtai): /sɔ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: so²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: só
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so⁵²/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: so²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɔ³¹/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: su²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Songjiang)
  - Wugniu: ⁵su
  - MiniDict: su^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /su³⁵/
- (Northern: Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Jiaxing, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³su
  - MiniDict: su^上
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /su³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /su⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /su⁴²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /su⁴³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /su⁵³/
- (Northern: Suzhou, Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³sou
  - MiniDict: sou^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁵¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /sɤɯ⁴⁵/
- (Northern: Fuyang, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ³so
  - MiniDict: so^上
  - Sinological IPA (Fuyang): /so⁴²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /so³³⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /so³²⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /so³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: so³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so⁴¹/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: su³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 所
Mandarin	Beijing	/suo²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/suo²¹³/
	Tianjin	/suo¹³/
	Jinan	/ʂuə⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/suə⁵⁵/ ～以 /ʂuə⁵⁵/ 場～
	Zhengzhou	/ʂuo⁵³/
	Xi'an	/fo⁵³/
	Xining	/fɔ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/suə⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/fə⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/suɤ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/suo⁴²/
	Chengdu	/so⁵³/
	Guiyang	/so⁴²/
	Kunming	/so⁵³/
	Nanjing	/so²¹²/
	Hefei	/sʊ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/suɤ⁵³/
	Pingyao	/suə⁵³/
	Hohhot	/suɤ⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/su³⁵/
	Suzhou	/səu⁵¹/
	Hangzhou	/su⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/so³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/so³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/so³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/so⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/so⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/so²¹³/ /su²¹³/ 無～謂
Hakka	Meixian	/so³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/so³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/sɔ³⁵/
	Nanning	/ɬɔ³⁵/
	Hong Kong	/sɔ³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/sɔ⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/su³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/su²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/so⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/to²¹³/

Middle Chinese: srjoX

Rime
Character	所
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	踈舉切
Baxter	srjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃɨʌ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃiɔ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiɔ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂɨə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ʃiɔ^X/
Wang Li	/ʃĭo^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂi̯wo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	so²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-qʰ<r>aʔ/, /*qʰaʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*sqʰraʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	所	所
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	suǒ	suǒ
Middle Chinese	‹ srjo^X ›	‹ xu^X ›
Old Chinese	/*s-qʰ<r>aʔ/	/*qʰaʔ/
English	place (n.); that which	所所 = 許許 = 滸滸 sound of hewing wood
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	所
Reading #	1/1
No.	5306
Phonetic component	戸
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	所
Old Chinese	/*sqʰraʔ/

Definitions

所Category:Chinese lemmas#戶04 Category:Chinese hanzi#戶04 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#戶04 Category:Pages with entries#所 Category:Pages with 6 entries#所

(in compounds) place; location
住所 ― zhùsuǒ ― residenceCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

廁所／厕所 ― cèsuǒ ― toiletCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

哨所 ― shàosuǒ ― (military) postCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
establishment for a particular function; institution
派出所 ― pàichūsuǒ ― local police stationCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

所長／所长 ― suǒzhǎng ― head of an establishmentCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

病毒所 ― bìngdú suǒ ― institute of virologyCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
- 反過來，《計算機世界》那邊的業務，所裡的其他部門能夠解決的，如報紙的排版、市場研究等，就在所裡做了，這樣有利於調整分配格局，不斷地提高全體職工的收入。 [MSC, trad.]
  反过来，《计算机世界》那边的业务，所里的其他部门能够解决的，如报纸的排版、市场研究等，就在所里做了，这样有利于调整分配格局，不断地提高全体职工的收入。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2002, 蒋青, 《新媒体征战》, page 58
  Fǎnguòlái, “Jìsuànjī Shìjiè” nàbiān de yèwù, suǒ lǐ de qítā bùmén nénggòu jiějué de, rú bàozhǐ de páibǎn, shìchǎng yánjiū děng, jiù zài suǒ lǐ zuò le, zhèyàng yǒu lì yú tiáozhěng fēnpèi géjú, bùduàn dì tígāo quántǐ zhígōng de shōurù. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example) Category:Requests for translations of Mandarin usage examples
  Category:Mandarin terms with quotations
Classifier for buildings, schools, hospitals, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Prefix attached to verbs to form noun phrases, indicating the patient of the verb, similar to a passive participle.
所以 ― suǒyǐ ― what one uses; what one relies on; means > the reason why > therefore Category:Mandarin terms with collocations

所得 ― suǒdé ― income (literally, “what is gained”)Category:Mandarin terms with collocations

所見即所得／所见即所得 ― suǒjiànjísuǒdé ― what you see is what you getCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

所長／所长 ― suǒcháng ― forte (what one is good at)Category:Mandarin terms with collocations

無所謂／无所谓 ― wúsuǒwèi ― to be irrelevant (literally, “to not [have or be] what one can refer to [as]”)Category:Mandarin terms with collocations

你所用的電腦／你所用的电脑 ― nǐ suǒ yòng de diànnǎo ― the computer used by youCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations

不知所云 ― bùzhī suǒ yún ― do not know what is saidCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
- 令尹子庚，殹民之所亟。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: c. 558–552 BCE, 王子午鼎Category:Chinese links with redundant wikilinks#所 Category:Chinese links with redundant alt parameters#所, 集成2811
  Lìngyǐn Zǐgēng, 殹 mín zhī suǒ jí. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example) Category:Requests for translations of Classical Chinese usage examples
  Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations
- 所見異辭，所聞異辭，所傳聞異辭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  所见异辞，所闻异辞，所传闻异辞。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE
  Suǒ jiàn yì cí, suǒ wén yì cí, suǒ chuánwén yì cí. [Pinyin]
  Different phrasings were applied to what was witnessed, what was learned, and what was transmitted via tradition.
  Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations
- 西伯將出獵，卜之，曰「所獲非龍非彨非虎非羆；所獲霸王之輔」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  西伯将出猎，卜之，曰「所获非龙非彨非虎非罴；所获霸王之辅」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Xībó jiāng chū liè, bǔ zhī, yuē “suǒhuò fēi lóng fēi chī fēi hǔ fēi pí; suǒhuò bàwáng zhī fǔ.” [Pinyin]
  The Western Count, about to go out on a hunt, divined it; it is said: "What will be caught will be neither horned dragon, nor hornless dragon, nor tiger, nor brown bear. Who will be gained will be an aide to hegemons and kings."
  Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations
Used with 為／为 (wéi) or 被 (bèi) to form the passive voice.
(Mainland China Category:Mainland China Chinese#戶04 Hokkien Category:Hokkien Chinese#戶04) about; approximately; around (placed after 十 (cha̍p))

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 所 (“(classifier for houses)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		所
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	所
	Chengde	所
	Chifeng	所
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	所
	Heihe	所
	Qiqihar	所
	Harbin	所
	Jiamusi	所
	Baicheng	所
	Changchun	所
	Tonghua	所
	Shenyang	所
	Jinzhou	所兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	所
	Tangshan	所
	Cangzhou	所兒
	Baoding	所兒
	Shijiazhuang	所
	Lijin	所
	Jinan	所
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dandong	所
	Yantai	棟
	Qingdao	棟
	Zhucheng	棟
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	所
	Jining	所
	Linfen	處
	Shangqiu	所
	Yuanyang	所
	Zhengzhou	所兒
	Xinyang	所
	Xi'an	所
	Tianshui	所
	Xuzhou	所
	Fuyang	所
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	所
	Lanzhou	所
	Dunhuang	所
	Hami	所
	Ürümqi	所
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	墩
	Nanchong	所
	Dazhou	座
	Hanyuan	墩
	Xichang	墩
	Chongqing	廂
	Wuhan	所
	Yichang	所
	Xiangyang	所
	Tianmen	所
	Guiyang	棟
	Zunyi	棟
	Bijie	座, 向
	Liping	幢
	Zhaotong	所
	Dali	所
	Kunming	所
	Mengzi	所
	Guilin	所
	Changde	所
	Hanzhong	所
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	棟
	Yangzhou	座
	Lianyungang	所
	Lianshui	宅
	Nantong	所
	Anqing	座
	Wuhu	座
	Hefei	所
	Hong'an	所
Cantonese	Guangzhou	間
	Hong Kong	間
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	間
	Macau	間
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	間
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	間
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	間
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	間
	Foshan	間
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	間
	Foshan (Shunde)	間
	Foshan (Sanshui)	間
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	間
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	間
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	間
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	間
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	間
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	間
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	間
	Taishan	間
	Kaiping (Chikan)	間
	Enping (Niujiang)	間
	Heshan (Yayao)	座
	Dongguan	間
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	間
	Qingyuan	間
	Fogang	間
	Yingde (Hanguang)	間
	Yangshan	座
	Lianshan (Butian)	間
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	間
	Shaoguan	間
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	間
	Renhua	間
	Lechang	棟
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	間
	Sihui	間
	Guangning	間
	Deqing	間
	Huaiji	間
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	間
	Yunfu	間
	Xinxing	間
	Luoding	間
	Yunan (Pingtai)	間
Hakka	Meixian	間
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	間
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	間
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	間
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	間
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	棟
Huizhou	Shexian	堂
Jin	Taiyuan	所
	Yangyuan	所
	Changzhi	所
	Linhe	所
	Jining	所
	Hohhot	所
	Erenhot	所
	Pingshan	所
	Zhangjiakou	所
	Handan	所
Southern Min	Shantou	間
	Jieyang	間, 座
	Haikou	間
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	間

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (所):

→ Japanese: 所(しょ) (sho)
→ Korean: 소(所) (so)
→ Vietnamese: sở (所Category:Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes#所)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: thửa

Japanese

Shinjitai	所
Kyūjitai ^[1]	所󠄁 所+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	所󠄃 所+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

所

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

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Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
所
しょ Grade: 3
goon

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From Middle Chinese Category:Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese#しょ Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#しょ所 (MC srjoX).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しょ

Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#しょ

Counter

places

Prefix

forms passive participles

Derived terms

所謂(いわゆる) (iwayuru, “that, what is said; so-called”)
所(しょ)持(じ) (shoji, “that, what is held; possessions”)
所(しょ)得(とく) (shotoku, “that, what is gained; income”)
所(しょ)為(い) (shoi, “that, what is done; deed; cause; reason; fault”)
所(しょ)詮(せん) (shosen, “after all”)
所(しょ)有(ゆう) (shoyū, “that, what is owned; possessions”)
所(しょ)作(さ) (shosa, “behaviour”)

Suffix

place

Derived terms

市(し)役(やく)所(しょ) (shiyakusho): city hall (literally, "place where city duties happen")
事(じ)務(む)所(しょ) (jimusho): office (literally, "place where business duties happen")

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
所
ところ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
処

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 所 read as ところ#ところ Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ところ Category:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#ところ

⟨to₂ko₂ro₂⟩ → /tokoro/

From Old Japanese Category:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#ところ Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ところ Category:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#ところ. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.^[2] From Proto-Japonic Category:Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic#しょ Category:Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic#しょ *təkərə. Likely cognate with 床 (toko, “raised area; bed”).

A surface analysis suggests that this could be an ancient compound of ⟨to₂⟩ (Proto-Japonic Category:Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic#と Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#と Category:Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic#と *to (“place”), as in 跡 ⟨ato₂⟩, “footprint, track”, from “foot place, where one has stepped”) + ⟨ko₂⟩ (noun-forming suffixing element denoting “place”, as in ここ ⟨ko₂ko₂⟩, “here”, from “this place”) + ⟨ro₂⟩ (noun-forming suffixing element, apparently indicating within a general area, possibly as in 心 ⟨ko₂ko₂ro₂⟩, “heart, mind, emotions”, 頃 ⟨ko₂ro₂⟩, “general span of time, around a certain time”, うつろ ⟨uturo₂⟩, “hollowness, empty interior”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in Japanese entries#しょ

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ところ [tòkóró] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]^[5]
(Tokyo) ところ [tòkóróꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[4]^[5]
IPA^(key): [to̞ko̞ɾo̞]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しょ

Category:Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しょ Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しょ Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#しょ

The odaka version is used when:

it is preceded by a modifier, such as in 山田さんの所に (Yamada-san no tokoro ni, “at Yamada-san's place”)
it appears as a grammatical element, such as in ところが (tokoro ga, “however”) or ところで (tokoro de, “by the way”)

Noun

a place, a scene, a site; an address
遠(とお)い所(ところ)に行(い)ってみたい。
Tōi tokoro ni itte mitai.
I want to go to a faraway place.
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あの窓(まど)のところにいる人(ひと)は誰(だれ)？
Ano mado no tokoro ni iru hito wa dare?
Who is the person by that window?
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aspect, part
Synonyms: 点(てん) (ten), 部(ぶ)分(ぶん) (bubun)

嫌(いや)なところを直(なお)す
iya na tokoro o naosu
to change the unpleasant aspect (of one's personality)
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a figurative place that facilitates or promotes something; a point in time or state of affairs
現在(げんざい)のところ対応(たいおう)しておりません
genzai no tokoro taiō shite orimasen
As of now, it is unsupported.
(literally, “(At the) present's time, compatability being done is not available.”)
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a state of being
1. (after a plain verb) about to
  映(えい)画(が)を見(み)に行(い)くところだった。
  Eiga o mi ni iku tokoro datta.
  I was about to go to a movie.
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  忘(わす)れるところだった。
  Wasureru tokoro datta.
  I was on the brink of forgetting.
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2. (after a verb in the past tense) just
  駅(えき)に着(つ)いたところです。
  Eki ni tsuita tokoro desu.
  I just arrived at the station.
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  - 2025 August 15 (last accessed), 長友慎治 [Shinji Nagatomo], quotee, “第217回国会　衆議院　予算委員会　第7号　令和7年2月7日 [217th Diet, House of Representatives, Budget Committee, No. 7, February 7, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎, 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:
    実は、私の地元にもまさにこういう状況の場所がありまして、先日話を聞いたところなんですね。
    Jitsu wa, watashi no jimoto ni mo masa ni kō iu jōkyō no basho ga ari mashite, senjitsu hanashi o kiita tokoro nan desu ne.
    Actually, there is a place in my hometown that is exactly like this, and I heard about it just the other day.
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3. (after a verb in the progressive ている) indicates the current state, or how you have progressed so far in a chain of actions
  今(いま)、敬(けい)語(ご)を勉(べん)強(きょう)しているところです。
  Ima, keigo o benkyō shite iru tokoro desu.
  I'm now learning polite language.
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4. (after a verb in the past tense) at that point in time, upon
  調(しら)べたところ何(なに)も見(み)つからなかった。
  Shirabeta tokoro nanimo mitsukaranakatta.
  Upon looking into it, I found nothing.
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(literary Category:Japanese literary terms#しょ, calque of Literary Chinese Category:Japanese terms calqued from Literary Chinese#しょ Category:Japanese terms derived from Literary Chinese#しょ所 (suǒ))Category:Requests for attention concerning Classical Chinese#戶04 Attaches to verbs to form noun phrases, meaning the object of that verb.
望(のぞ)むところだ。
Nozomu tokoro da.
Just what I wanted. (said in response to an opponent's proposed challenge)
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己(おのれ)の欲(ほっ)せざる所(ところ)、人(ひと)に施(ほどこ)すこと勿(なか)れ
Onore no hossezaru tokoro, hito ni hodokosu koto nakare
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others (kundoku form of 己所不欲，勿施於人)
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Derived terms

ところが (tokoro ga, “but”)Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#所
所(どころ)か (dokoroka, “anything but, far from”)
所(ところ)で (tokoro de, “by the way, incidentally”)
所(ところ)々(どころ) (tokorodokoro, “here and there”)
所(ところ)へ (tokoro e, “thereupon”)
所(ところ)もある (tokoro mo aru, “some, sometimes”)
国(くに)所(ところ) (kunitokoro, “country of birth, birthplace”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
所
とこ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
処

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 所 read as とこ#とこ Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#とこ Category:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#とこ

Listed in some sources as an abbreviation of tokoro above.^[6]^[3]^[7] However, this is also listed as cognate with 床 (toko, “raised area; bed”),^[6] which term already appears in use as far back as the Kojiki (712 CE), one of the oldest Japanese texts.^[8]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とこ [tòkóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3]^[5]
(Tokyo) とこ [tòkó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [to̞ko̞]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しょ

Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しょ Category:Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しょ Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#しょ

Noun

(informal Category:Japanese informal terms#とこ Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#とこ, spoken) alternative form of 所 (tokoro)Category:Forms linking to themselves#しょ

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
所
と Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
処

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 所 read as と#と Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#と Category:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#と

⟨to₁⟩ → /*tʷo/ → /to/

From Old Japanese Category:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#と Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#と Category:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#と, from Proto-Japonic Category:Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic#と Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#と Category:Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic#と *to. Appears mainly as an affixing element indicating place, as in 後 (ato, “after; behind; the back of something”), from 跡 (ato, “footprint, track”), itself a compound of 足 (a, “foot”) + 所 (to, “place”); or in 留まる (todomaru, “to stop in a place”), itself a compound of と (to, “place”) + とまる (tomaru, “to stop”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “See talk.”)Category:Requests for etymologies in Japanese entries#しょ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [to̞]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しょ

Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#しょ

Affix

所(と) • (toCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#所 Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#所) Category:Japanese lemmas#と Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#と Category:Japanese affixes#と Category:Japanese terms with multiple readings#と Category:Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji#と Category:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#と Category:Japanese terms spelled with 所#と Category:Japanese single-kanji terms#と Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#と Category:Pages with entries#所 Category:Pages with 6 entries#所

place

Derived terms

後(あと) (ato): after; behind; the back of something
跡(あと) (ato): footprint, track; scar
留(とど)まる (todomaru): to stop in a place
留(とど)める (todomeru): to stop something in a place