某所(ぼうしょ)

ぼうしょ
noun
a certain place; an undisclosed location
1. a certain place; an undisclosed location
Used to refer to a place whose name is deliberately withheld, whether for privacy, suspense, or because the specific location is unimportant.
都内(とない)某所(ぼうしょ)で会(あ)った。
We met at a certain place in Tokyo.
某所(ぼうしょ)にある隠(かく)れ家(が)レストランに行(い)った。
I went to a hidden restaurant at an undisclosed location.
撮影(さつえい)は関東(かんとう)某所(ぼうしょ)で行(おこな)われたそうだ。
I heard that the filming took place at a certain location in the Kanto region.

Frequently used in media, blogs, and casual storytelling to create an air of mystery or simply to keep a location anonymous. Often preceded by a broad area name: 都内(とない)某所(ぼうしょ) (somewhere in Tokyo), 関西(かんさい)某所(ぼうしょ) (somewhere in Kansai).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 都内(とない)某所(ぼうしょ): somewhere in Tokyo
  • 関東(かんとう)某所(ぼうしょ): somewhere in Kanto
  • 某所(ぼうしょ)にて: at a certain place (formal)
  • 某所(ぼうしょ)で撮影(さつえい)する: to film at an undisclosed location

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 某社(ぼうしゃ): a certain company — the business counterpart in the 某(ぼう)〜 series
  • どこか: somewhere — the everyday, casual equivalent
  • とある場所(ばしょ): a certain place — similar nuance but slightly more conversational

Related Words

Related: 某社(ぼうしゃ) (某〜 pattern for companies)
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