How to say "place" in Japanese

• ところJLPT N5approx.Common
  noun, adverb, suffixCovers 'place' as a spot, scene, or site — where something is or happens. It often carries the feel of a scene or the site of an event.
  さあ、今いま汲くみなさい。そして宴会えんかいの世話役せわやくの所ところに持もっていきなさい。↗

  Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
• 場所ばしょJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounCovers 'place' as a physical location or spot — where something is, happens, or is to be done. Typical when asking or telling someone where a place is.
• 位置いちJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'place' in the sense of position — where something is located rather than a place you go to. Typical when describing the position of an object or a building.
  彼かれの事務所じむしょは町まちの中心ちゅうしん部ぶに位置いちしている。↗

  His office is located in the center of the town.
• おくJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThis is the verb 'to place': to put something somewhere. Typical when you set an object down somewhere — putting a bag on a seat, for example.
  それをテーブルの上うえに置おきなさい。↗

  Lay it on the table.
• 位いCommon
  counterCovers 'place' only in the ranking sense — first place, second place, and so on in a contest or ranking. It is not a word for a physical location.
  チューリッヒはロンドンに次つぐ世界せかい第だい二に位いの金市場きんしじょうである。↗

  Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.

For a physical place use 場所, for a spot or scene 「ところ」, for the position of something 位置, for the verb 'to place' use 「おく」, and for first or second place in a ranking 位.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ところplace
• 場所ばしょplace
• 位置いちplace
• おくto put
• 位いrank
• 箇所かしょplace
• 座ざseat
• 場面ばめんscene
• 地点ちてんspot
• 預けるあずけるto leave (in someone's keeping)
• 余地よちplace
• 据えるすえるto place (in position)
• 位置付けるいちづけるto place (in relation to the whole)
• 場ばplace
• 居場所いばしょwhereabouts
• 場じょうplace
• プレースplace
• しょばplace (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
• やり場やりばoutlet (for one's anger, etc.)
• トポスtopos
• 地ちplace
• スポットplace
• 席せきlocation (of a gathering, etc.)
• 土地とちlocality
• 配るくばるto allot
• 瀬せposition
• 園そのplace
• 河岸かしplace (for activities)
• みplace
• つけるto place (under guard or doctor)
• 境地きょうちplace
• 幕まくcase
• 位くらいposition of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands)