居所・居処|いどころidokoro[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwhereabouts; address
2. nounplace of temporary residence

• Synonym住所じゅうしょWrittenThe usual term for one's address, especially in formal documents; it means a fixed residence, unlike 「居所」, which can be temporary.
• Synonym所在しょざいWrittenWritten/formal word for the whereabouts of people or things, as in 「所在不明」.
• Synonym所在地しょざいちWrittenWritten/formal; mostly the address of an institution or facility, not a person's whereabouts.
• SynonymところNeutralThe most common everyday word for a place; far broader in range than 「居所」.
• Synonym居場所いばしょNeutralWhere a person is to be found; also a place where you can feel at ease and belong.
• SynonymありかNeutralWhere a thing is located, also a hiding place; it centers on an object's position, while 「居所」 is about where a person is.
• Synonym在所ざいしょWrittenOne's residence, also one's home village; written and old-fashioned, less common than 「居所」.
• Related住まいすまいNeutralEveryday word for one's dwelling and living; it centers on the house you live in and your daily life.
• Related家宅かたくWrittenWritten/formal term for a house and its premises, mostly in legal phrases such as 「家宅捜索」.
• Related宿やどNeutralLodging or an inn, also home; the focus is on a place where you stay temporarily.
• Related住居じゅうきょWrittenThe same word as 「住まい」; also used in written/formal prose, with the focus on the house one lives in.
• Related人家じんかWrittenA house where people live; written/formal, often in 「人家がまばら」.
• Relatedお宅おたくFormalFormal honorific for the other person's home; unlike 「居所」, it has no 'whereabouts' sense.
• RelatedハウスNeutralColloquial loanword for a house; also a greenhouse, and mostly seen in compounds.
• Related家いえNeutralWhen written 「家」, it means one's home or family, as in 「我が家」; as the suffix 「屋」 it refers to a shop or a type of person; 「居所」 is about where someone is.
• RelatedおうちNeutralA polite or affectionate way to say home, used by adults and children alike; 「居所」 is about where someone is, their whereabouts.
• Related住宅じゅうたくWrittenHousing or a residence; written/formal, focused on the building itself, as in 「住宅街」.
• Related宅たくNeutralHouse or home; written/formal in flavor, also used humbly as in 「宅の主人」.
• Related住処すみかWrittenThe same word as 「住所」; in legal usage it means the base of one's life, distinguished from 「居所」 as a temporary dwelling.
• Related居住地きょじゅうちWrittenWritten/formal; common in statistics and tables, focusing on the area where a person lives.
• RelatedんちNeutralColloquial contracted form for someone's house, as in 「友達ん家」.

For a person's whereabouts or where they are staying, use 「居所」; it also appears in the idiom 「虫の居所が悪い」, meaning to be in a bad mood. For a formal, fixed address, pick 「住所」; for where a thing is, 「在り処」; for a place where you feel you belong, 「居場所」. 「所在」 and 「所在地」 are written terms for location, 「住まい」 and 「住宅」 center on the dwelling itself, 「宿」 is a night's lodging, and 「お宅」 politely refers to someone's home.

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

1. （きょしょ）
2. 居場所いばしょ。すみか。
3. 住所じゅうしょではないが、一定期間いっていきかん継続けいぞくして生活せいかつしている場所ばしょ。
4. (いどころ)現在げんざいいる場所ばしょ。