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所 = 斤 + 戸

所 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “place”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 戸 (door). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1208.

Keyword
place
RTK frame
1208
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
место
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
所 place

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 斤 ax
  2. 戸 door

How to find 所 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ax” + “door”. 所 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 所 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.