Meanings
Noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
3. occasion; situation
4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5. session (of the stock market)
6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7. round (east, south, etc.)
8. field
9. field
in Gestalt psychology
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (199 in total)
case; situation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
Examples (5 in total)
Church is a sacred place.
Please refrain from smoking in public places.
Have you ever kissed someone in public?