Memory phrase for the Kanji: 所


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Meaning

place, scene, address, spot

Pronunciation

SHO
tokoro

Explanation

Left: door (sliding door with an upper guidance rail), right axe

Mnemonic

Next to the door there is (always) the axe, (exactly) in this place, which is its "address".

Radicals

doorThe radical "todare" shows a sliding door mounted in an upper guide/rail.
axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.
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Vocabulary

 墓所  はかしょ  graveyard
 所  ところ  place
 住所  じゅうしょ  address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile
 台所  だいどころ  kitchen
 市役所  しやくしょ  municipal office, council, city hall
 事務所  じむしょ  office
 近所  きんじょ  neighborhood
 余所  よそ  another place, somewhere else, strange parts
 長所  ちょうしょ  (1) strong point/merit/(2) advantage

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