場 所(ばしょ)

ばしょ

noun

place, location

1. place, location, spot

A particular position or area. Can refer to physical locations or more abstract positions.

この場所(ばしょ)はどこですか。

Where is this place?

静(しず)かな場所(ばしょ)で勉強(べんきょう)したいです。

I want to study in a quiet place.

この場所(ばしょ)は知(し)っています。

I know this place.

駅(えき)の前(まえ)にいい場所(ばしょ)があります。

There's a good spot in front of the station.

写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)る場所(ばしょ)を探(さが)しています。きれいな場所(ばしょ)がいいです。

I'm looking for a place to take photos. A beautiful place would be nice.

場所(ばしょ) means a specific place, location, or spot.

Common patterns

場所(ばしょ)を探(さが)す: to look for a place
場所(ばしょ)を取(と)る: to take up space
場所(ばしょ)を決(き)める: to decide on a place
〜する場所(ばしょ): a place to do ~
いい場所(ばしょ): a good spot

Related words

待(ま)ち合(あ)わせ場所(ばしょ): meeting place
集合(しゅうごう)場所(ばしょ): assembly point
駐車(ちゅうしゃ)場所(ばしょ): parking spot

CONTRAST WITH 所(ところ):
場所(ばしょ) names a physical spot and stays concrete — a location you could point to on a map or in a room.
所(ところ) is far more versatile: besides "place" it means "aspect" or "point" (彼(かれ)のいい所(ところ), "his good points"), and it carries the grammar pattern 〜所(ところ)だ that marks a stage of an action. 場所(ばしょ) can never be substituted into those uses.

Other use

In sumo, 場所(ばしょ) is the word for a tournament — the six annual tournaments are named by season and city, as in 夏(なつ)場所(ばしょ) (the summer tournament). Learners meet this mainly in sports reporting.

Related Words

Compare: 所(ところ) (place (general))

Compare: 地点(ちてん) (spot, point, location)

Compare: 立地(りっち) (location, site)

Compare: 地(ち) (land)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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