ところ
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site
also pronounced どころ when a suffix
Noun
Suffix
Usually written in kana
2. address
3. district; area; locality
4. one's house
5. point; aspect; side; facet
6. passage (in text); part
7. space; room
8. thing; matter
Noun
Usually written in kana
9. whereupon; as a result
after the plain past form of a verb
10. about to; on the verge of
after present form of a verb
11. was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
after past form of a verb
Pitch accent
ころ
ころ
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Used in vocabulary (91 in total)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
Examples (157 in total)
I was nearly hit by a car.
I'm just beginning.
I couldn't go anywhere else.