所 在(しょざい)

しょざい

noun

whereabouts, location

1. whereabouts, location

The place where something or someone is located. Often used in formal or official contexts such as legal documents, investigations, or administrative records.

犯人(はんにん)の所在(しょざい)が分(わ)からない。

The whereabouts of the criminal are unknown.

責任(せきにん)の所在(しょざい)を明(あき)らかにする。

To clarify where the responsibility lies.

責任(せきにん)の所在(しょざい) is a set phrase meaning 'where responsibility lies.'

行方(ゆくえ)不明者(ふめいしゃ)の所在(しょざい)を確認(かくにん)するため、警察(けいさつ)が捜査(そうさ)を続(つづ)けている。

Police are continuing their investigation to confirm the whereabouts of the missing person.

所在(しょざい) is a formal word for location or whereabouts. It is frequently used in official, legal, and investigative contexts.

Common collocations

所在(しょざい)地(ち): location, address (of a building or office)
所在(しょざい)を確認(かくにん)する: to confirm the whereabouts
所在(しょざい)が不明(ふめい): whereabouts unknown
責任(せきにん)の所在(しょざい): where responsibility lies
所在(しょざい)なさげ: looking bored, having nothing to do

Note: The expression 所在(しょざい)ない / 所在(しょざい)なさげ means 'restless, bored, having nothing to do' — an idiomatic usage unrelated to the main meaning of 'location.'

Related Words

Related: 行方(ゆくえ) (whereabouts, destination)

Related: 位置(いち)する (to be located)

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Added 2026.2.22 18:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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