場
場 — Location
location, place
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiば (ba)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 場
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site |
| 市場 | いちば ichiba | (town) market; (street) market; marketplace |
| 市場 | しじょう shijou | market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation; viewpoint |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
Study notes
場 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #52 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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