place

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 所 has 8 strokes, the on-reading しょ, and the kun-reading ところ. 所 (ところ) and 場所 (ばしょ) mean a place or location.
• Basic usage: 所 and 場所 can follow words describing a location's qualities or something that happened there.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Expressions modifying a place
  • 景色のいい所 means a place with beautiful scenery. 駅を出た所 refers to the area just outside the station.
  • 通行の邪魔にならない場所 means a place that will not obstruct passage. 初めて会った場所 means the place where people first met, identifying it through an event that happened there.