ところ・所・処tokoro[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, adverb, suffixplace; spot; scene; sitealso pronounced どころ when a suffix
   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.
2. noun, suffixaddress
3. noun, suffixdistrict; area; locality
4. noun, suffixone's house
   「そのうちに、あなたのところにお邪魔じゃましてもいいですか」「どうぞ、どうぞ」↗

   "Do you mind if I call on you sometime?" "No, not at all."
5. noun, suffixpoint; aspect; side; facet
   驚おどろかない所ところをみると知しってたのね。↗

   Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
6. noun, suffixpassage (in text); part
7. noun, suffixspace; room
8. noun, suffixthing; matter
9. nounwhereupon; as a resultafter the plain past form of a verb
10. nounabout to; on the verge ofafter present form of a verb
    あっ、いけない！忘わすれるところだった！↗

    Oh, no! I almost forgot!
11. nounwas just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doingafter past form of a verb
    おじを見送みおくりに駅えきに行いってきたところだ。↗

    I have been to the station to see my uncle off.
12. nounapproximately; around; aboutafter a quantity + が

• Synonym場所ばしょNeutralA concrete place or location, as in 「待ち合わせの場所」. 「ところ」 is broader, covering abstract senses such as time and respect.
• Synonym場ばNeutralA setting or occasion where people gather or something happens, as in 「話し合いの場」; stresses the occasion and atmosphere rather than the spot itself.
• Synonym箇所かしょNeutralA specific part or passage of something, very often counted, as in 「間違った箇所」 and 「三か所」.
• Synonym地点ちてんNeutralA specific point on the ground, as in 「事故地点」; typical of objective description such as routes and surveying.
• Synonym所在しょざいWrittenWhere a person or thing is; written/formal prose, as in 「責任の所在」 and 「所在不明」, and it can refer to abstract things too.
• SynonymスポットNeutralA loanword for a particular spot, as in 「観光スポット」 and 「Wi-Fiスポット」; 「ところ」 refers to places in general.
• SynonymポイントNeutralA loanword that mostly means the key point, but also a specific spot for an activity such as fishing, as in 「釣りポイント」.
• Synonym所在地しょざいちWrittenThe location of an institution or building, as in 「本社所在地」; mostly seen in formal documents.
• Synonym居所いどころWrittenWhere someone lives or stays; often in 「居所が分からない」. In speech 「居場所」 is the usual choice.
• SynonymロケーションNeutralA loanword for location or setting, as in 「ロケーションがいい」; also means filming on location.
• Synonym位置いちNeutralThe position something occupies in space, as in 「机の位置」, and by extension one's standing; stresses relative position.
• Related地ちWrittenLand, the ground, or a place; mostly in compounds or written style, as in 「この地」 and 「目的地」.
• Related席せきNeutralA seat or a gathering, and by extension a seat or post in an organization, as in 「席を立つ」, 「宴の席」 and 「議席」.
• Related住所じゅうしょNeutralA residence or its address, also the location of a corporation or group, as in 「住所を書く」; 「ところ」 is vaguer.
• RelatedアドレスNeutralA loanword mostly for email addresses and web addresses, as in 「メールアドレス」; for a home address use 「住所」.
• RelatedシーンNeutralA loanword for a scene, as in 「感動のシーン」; it points to the picture or moment, not the place itself.
• Related居住地きょじゅうちWrittenA place of residence, used in administrative and statistical documents, as in 「居住地を記入する」.

For a place in general, 「ところ」 and 「場所」 are the default choices. Use 「場」 for the occasion or setting of an event, 「箇所」 for a specific part or passage, 「スポット」 for a particular spot such as a tourist site, 「住所」 for an address, and 「位置」 for relative position. 「地点」 pins down a point on the ground, 「所在地」 gives a building's or organization's location in formal writing, and 「アドレス」 covers email and web addresses.

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

1. （ところ）あることをする空間的くうかんてき領域りょういき。
2. （ところ）あることをする又またはした機会きかい。
3. （ところ）ある行為こういの対象たいしょう。