► 名詞
所 [ところ] meaning: place rank: 1
☆ いつもの所で待ってるから ⇨ I will be waiting for you at the usual spot
☆ 痛い所はありますか？ ⇨ Is there anywhere that hurts?
☆ 私の職場には自転車を置く所が無い ⇨ There’s no space to put my bicycle in my workplace
☆ 私は友達の所に数日泊まった ⇨ I stayed at my friend’s place for a few days
☆ 食料品はいつも同じ所で買う ⇨ I buy my groceries always at the same place, store
所 [ところ] [御所] meaning: place rank: 1
☆ 御所と御名前を御記入下さい ⇨ Please write your address and name
場所 [(2)ばしょ] meaning: place rank: 1
☆ 場所と時間は未だ決まっていない ⇨ The place and time, where and when, are not decided yet
☆ 車を停められる場所が何処にもなかった ⇨ There was no place where I can park my car
会場 [かいじょう] meaning: place rank: 2
☆ コンサート会場 ⇨ The venue of the concert
☆ 試験の会場はホテルだった ⇨ The hotel was the venue for the exam (☛ A venue for some event)
とこ [とこ] [coll] meaning: place rank: 2
☆ こんなとこ来たことない ⇨ I’ve never been here before (☛ A colloquial abbreviation of ところ)
各地 [(1)かくち] [liter] meaning: place rank: 3
☆ 日本各地の郷土料理 ⇨ Local cuisines from various places in Japan (☛ Literally “each place”)
遣り場 [やりば] [遣り場に困る] meaning: place rank: 3
☆ 彼女はスケスケのドレスを着ていて私は目のやり場に困った ⇨ She was wearing a see-thru dress and I didn’t know where to look (☛ A safe escape place)
遣り場 [やりば] [遣り場の無い] meaning: place rank: 3
☆ やり場のない怒り ⇨ An anger you cannot direct anywhere (☛ A safe escape place)
穴場 [あなば] meaning: place rank: 4
☆ あそこのラーメン屋は穴場だ ⇨ That ramen restaurant is a best-kept secret (☛ A great place not many people know about)
在り処 [(1)ありか] [liter] meaning: place rank: 4
☆ 宝の在り処は彼しか知らない ⇨ Only he knows where the treasures are (☛ A location where something important is stored, hidden)
先々 [(2)さきざき] meaning: place rank: 4
☆ 行く先々で同じことを聞かれる ⇨ Wherever I go people ask me the same question
場外 [(1)じょうがい] meaning: place rank: 4
☆ 彼は場外ホームランを打った ⇨ He hit a out-of-the-park home run (☛ Outside a 場 venue like 会場, 球場)
名所 [めいしょ] meaning: place rank: 4
☆ この辺には観光名所が沢山ある ⇨ There are many famous sightseeing spots around here
► 接尾辞
所 [どころ] meaning: place rank: 2
☆ 御食事処 ⇨ A meal-place. A restaurant (☛ Often used for a signboard)
☆ 灘は酒所として知られる ⇨ Nada is known as a sake-producing region (☛ Often written as 処 as well)