処

JLPT N3

Deal with, place

Readings

On’yomi: ショ (sho)

Kun’yomi: ところ (tokoro)

• ところ – place, spot, area • しょ(する) – to handle, to deal with (seen in compounds)

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

処理

しょり

processing

処分

しょぶん

disposal

住所

じゅうしょ

address

処置

しょち

treatment

所処

ところどころ

here and there

Example Sentences

処理します。

しょりします。

I process it.

処分します。

しょぶんします。

I dispose of it.

住所です。

じゅうしょです。

It is the address.

処置します。

しょちします。

I treat it.

所処にあります。

ところどころにあります。

It is here and there.

Cultural Note

🏯 In traditional Japanese bureaucracy, “処” denoted a place of administration or decision-making, such as “奉行所 (bugyōsho)” — the office of a magistrate.
Today, it’s often used in official terms like “市役所 (city hall)” or “警察署 (police station).”