climax; most moving part; highlight
Refers to the most emotionally compelling or impressive part of a story, performance, speech, or musical piece. Often used in contexts like 聞かせどころだ or 聞かせどころが来る.
The highlight of this song is definitely the final chorus.
The most moving part of his speech was when he talked about his own failures.
Standard kana-mixed spelling; the kanji 聞かせ所 is also used but less common.
Kanji spelling for どころ; slightly more formal or literary.
Compound of 聞かせ (causative stem of 聞く, 'to listen') + どころ (suffix meaning 'the point or part where something happens'). Literally 'the part that makes one listen'.