所（ところ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: place
Example sentences
- 週末は静かな所で本を読みたい。 — On the weekend, I want to read a book somewhere quiet.
- ここが私の生まれた所です。 — This is the place where I was born.
Idioms & proverbs containing “所”
- 長所は短所 (ちょうしょはたんしょ) — if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
- ある所にはある (あるところにはある) — those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it
- 凹き所に水溜まる (くぼきところにみずたまる) — when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water
- 出物腫れ物所嫌わず (でものはれものところきらわず) — when you've got to go, you've got to go; farts and boils aren't choosy about where (or when) to appear
- 所変われば品変わる (ところかわればしなかわる) — so many countries, so many customs
- 火のない所に煙は立たぬ (ひのないところにけむりはたたぬ) — there's no smoke without fire
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “所” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)