Meaning of place in Japanese
Definition of place
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(adv, suf) throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat
「このカメラはどれくらいの価値がありますか」「約１００ドルくらいです」
"How much is this camera worth?" "About 100 dollars." -
government position; court rank
悪くない。生活費くらいは十分稼げるよ。
Not bad. I can earn a good enough living. - social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung
- (n) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank
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digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place
５８１４を千の位に四捨五入すれば何になりますか。
What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand? -
degree; extent; amount
どんな子供だってそのくらい答えられる。
Any child can answer that.
- (n) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition
- field (of activity)
- one's lot; circumstance; situation in life
- place; region; area; land
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(n, n-suf) seat; place; position
ついに彼女は権力の座を手に入れた。
Finally she attained a position of power. - status
- gathering; group
- stand; pedestal; platform
- (historical) trade guild
- (suf) attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations
- (suf, ctr) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
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(n) place; spot; space
場が白けた。
The party grew chilly. -
field; discipline; sphere; realm
このネクタイはこのような場にふさわしくありません。
This tie is not suitable for a situation like this. - occasion; situation
- scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
- session (of the stock market)
- area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
- (physics) field
- field (gestalt psychology)
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(n) shallows; shoal
人生沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あるわけだから、あまりくよくよしないように。
Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs. - rapids; current; torrent
- position; place
- chance; opportunity
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(n) seat
この席を見ていてくれませんか。
Can you save this seat for me? - location (of a gathering, etc.); place
- position; post
- (n) place; room; margin; scope
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(n) whereabouts; place; location
どうして私が彼の居場所を知っていようか。
How should I know where he is? - place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
- (ctr) rank; place (e.g. first place)
- decimal place
- counter for ghosts
- (exp) put (imperative form); place
- leave (imperative form)
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do (in preparation) (imperative form, after -te form of verb)
遊びたいならちゃんとルールを決めておきなさい。
If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!
- (n) place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
Words related to place
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(pn, adj-no) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder
あそこから人影が見えた。
A form appeared from over there. -
(n) genitals
ちょっと屈めば、アソコがチラチラと見え隠れします。
If you just crouch a little, her crotch can just be seen flicking in and out of sight. - that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point
- (prt) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
- from (originator)
- because
- out of (constituent, part)
- through (e.g. window, vestibule)
- after; since (following te-form verb)
- (v1) to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue
- to place together; to put side-by-side
- to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
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(n) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction
こちらへやってくる少年とその犬をごらんなさい。
Look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way. -
here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
塩をこちらへ取ってもらえますか。
Could you pass me the salt, please? -
this one (something physically close to the speaker)
こちらの方がこちらより値段が高い。
This costs more than that. -
(pn, adj-no) I; me; we; us
こちらアヤ、こちらアヤ、応答お願いします。
This is Aya, this is Aya. Please respond. -
this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
叔母さん、こちらはトム君です。
Aunt, this is Tom.
- (n) there (place relatively near listener)
- there (place just mentioned); that place
- then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
- you
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(pn, adj-no) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
そちらはセントラル自動車学校ではないんですか。
Isn't this Central Driving School? -
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
そっちの生活はどうだい？
How are things for you up there? -
that one (something close to the listener)
これとそちらとの違いは何だい。
What is the difference between this and that? -
you; your family
そちらの条件を受け入れましょう。
We will accept your conditions. - that person (someone close to the listener)
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(conj) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
そもそもなぜ鳥は移動するのだろうか。
In the first place, why do the birds migrate at all?
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(n) that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it
万一それが起これば、君はどうしますか。
Should that happen, what will you do? -
that time; then
それが高1の時だから17年が経ちました。
That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then. - there (indicating a place near the listener)
- you
