location; whereabouts; hiding place
Refers to the place where something or someone is located, often with a nuance of searching for or revealing that place. Can imply a hidden or secret location.
The whereabouts of the culprit are still unknown.
I found a map showing the location of the treasure.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 在り処, 在処, 在り所 are rare and may not be widely recognized.
Rare kanji spelling; 在りか is a mixed kana-kanji variant sometimes seen.
Rare kanji spelling.
Rare kanji spelling.
Derived from the verb ある (to exist) with the nominalizing suffix か (place), literally 'place where something exists'. The kanji 在 means 'exist' and 処/所 mean 'place', but the word is now usually written in kana.