場
location, place
Readings
On'yomi
- ジョウ
- チョウ
Kun'yomi
- ば
Meaning
場 centers on a defined space or setting where something happens: a physical location, a place, or a site for an activity.
Most common words using 場
24 of 866- 場合ばあいN4
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
- 場所ばしょN4
place; location; spot; position; area
- 場ばN3
place; spot; space
- 登場とうじょうN3
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
- 現場げんばN3
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
- 会場かいじょうN4
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
- 市場いちばN3
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
- 市場しじょうN2
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange
- 工場こうじょうN5
factory; plant; mill; workshop
- 立場たちばN3
position; situation
- 劇場げきじょうN3
theatre; theater; playhouse
- 職場しょくばN3
one's post; place of work; workplace
- 場面ばめんN3
scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
- 出場しゅつじょうN3
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in); appearance
- 入場にゅうじょうN3
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
- 戦場せんじょうN1
battlefield; battleground
- 広場ひろばN3
public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
- 馬場ばば
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
- 上場じょうじょう
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public
- 相場そうばN1
market price
- 居場所いばしょN2
whereabouts; place; location
- 牧場ぼくじょうN2
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station
- 農場のうじょうN1
farm (agriculture)
- 球場きゅうじょう
baseball stadium; ballpark
Study
Etymology
場 combines 土 (earth, ground) with 昜, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of an open or spread-out area. Together they suggest a piece of ground used as a place or location.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is earth 土, and the right side 昜 looks like a sun 日 over a spread-out shape. Picture a sunny patch of ground that becomes a gathering place.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョウ, imagine a show being set up at a location: show -> ジョウ, and the place becomes a stage.