場

place

JLPT N4 Grade 2 12 strokes

Kun'yomi: ば
On'yomi: ジョウ・チョウ
Radical: 土 · earth (earth, soil, ground)

場 means "place". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 12 strokes. It is read ば in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジョウ・チョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

場 in example sentences

場所ばしょ教おしえて。

Basho oshiete.

Tell me where it is.
まだ仕事場しごとばです。

Mada shigotoba desu.

I'm still at work.
ここが役場やくばです。

Koko ga yakuba desu.

This is the Town Hall.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 場

More 土 (earth) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 場 mean?: 場 means "place". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 場 have?: 場 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 場 read?: It is read ば in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジョウ・チョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 場?: 場 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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