持ち場・持場|もちばmochiba[3]odaka (tail-high)

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Which spelling to use
持ち場持ち場(もちば) is the more common written form and the one learners should normally choose when writing this word.
持場持場 is a less common kanji-only variant of 持ち場; recognize it when encountered, but do not choose it by default.
Definitions
  1. nounone's post; one's position; one's station; one's place of duty
    どんなことがあっても持ち場もちばを離はなれてはならない。↗
    In no case are you to leave your post.
  2. nounone's round; one's beat; one's route
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related立場たちばNeutralEveryday word for one's standpoint, situation or viewpoint; unlike 「持ち場」, it does not refer to a concrete post you are in charge of.
  • Related配置はいちWrittenIn written or formal prose, 「配置」 refers to the act of assigning people or things to positions (deployment, stationing); it names the action, not the post itself.
  • Related立ち位置たちいちNeutralOne's standing position or role positioning, e.g. 「チームでの立ち位置」; more abstract than the concrete duty post of 「持ち場」.

Use 「持ち場」 for the post or work area you are responsible for, as in 「持ち場を離れる」「持ち場に戻る」. For standpoint or situation use 「立場」, for one's positioning in a group 「立ち位置」; 「配置」 is the written-style act of assigning people or things to posts.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶんが占有せんゆうしている場所ばしょ。
  2. 自分じぶんが受け持うけもっている場所ばしょや仕事しごと。
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