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処
Deal With, Process, Place
ところ (tokoro)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
You'll often encounter 処 in signs such as ごみ処理場 (garbage processing plant) and in computer messages like 処理中 ('Processing...').
Memory Trick
Imagine a worker sorting packages into the correct PLACE. Each item is carefully PROCESSED before moving on.
Readings
Onyomi: ショ (sho)
Kunyomi: ところ (tokoro)
Example Words
処理
しょり (shori)
Processing
住所
じゅうしょ (juusho)
Address
対処
たいしょ (taisho)
Coping with
処分
しょぶん (shobun)
Disposal
Example Sentence
この 問題を 早く 処理しましょう。
この もんだいを はやく しょりしましょう。
kono mondai o hayaku shori shimashou
Let's deal with this problem quickly.