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
Alt. forms
Kanji used
location
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (228 in total)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
case; situation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
Examples (5 in total)
Church is a sacred place.
Please refrain from smoking in public places.
Have you ever kissed someone in public?
Your speech was appropriate for the occasion.
This problem can not be discussed here for lack of time.