漢字城 Kanji Fortress

所 place

On'yomi
ショ
Kun'yomi
ところ
Strokes
8
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
所 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Take an axe to a door and you can chop your way into any place you like.

A common word

  • 場所 ばしょ place

Example sentences

  • このばしょはしずかでいいところですね。

    This spot is quiet — a nice place, isn't it?

  • じゅうしょをここにかいてください。

    Please write your address here.

Kanji that share a part

戸 is its radical.

  • 戻 re- N3
  • 肩 shoulder N2
  • 扇 fan N2
  • 雇 employ N2
  • 炉 furnace N1
  • 房 tassel N1
  • 啓 disclose N1
  • 扉 front Door N1

斤 is a component. 13 kanji share it in all.