場 means “place”

ば · ba

Also: location

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ば

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジョウ, チョウ

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The story

The sun warms the earth where people gather: a place is defined not by its walls but by the life that fills it.

Used in 場所 (basho, place) and 駐車場 (chuushajou, parking lot)

Words with 場

• 広場 (ひろば, hiroba): plaza / open square

More from Places & Buildings

• 蔵 storehouse
• 院 institution
• 階 floor
• 宮 palace
• 学 study
• 校 school
• 駅 station
• 寺 temple
• 塔 tower
• 宿 inn
• 堂 hall
• 城 castle

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.