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しどころ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

しどころ

し

ど

こ

ろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

the right time to do something; the moment when something must be done

usually written using kana alone

Used to indicate a critical or opportune moment for an action, often in set phrases like しどころを間違える or 今がしどころだ.

今いまが勝しょう負ぶのしどころだ。
Now is the decisive moment.
しどころを間ま違ちがえると、すべてが台だい無なしになる。
If you miss the right timing, everything will be ruined.

Written forms

しどころUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms し所, 為所, and 仕所 are rare.
し所どころ
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred.
為所しどころ
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred.
仕し所どころ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

所

place, extent

為do, change, make

仕attend, doing, official

Similar words

タイミング
タイミング is a general loanword for timing, while しどころ emphasizes the critical or appropriate moment for a specific action.
潮しお時どき
潮時 also means the right time or opportunity, but often carries a nuance of a natural turning point, like the tide.

Etymology

Compound of し (the continuative form of する, 'to do') + どころ (a suffix meaning 'place' or 'time for'). Literally 'the place/time to do something'.