場 — place / spot

Grade 2じょう, ば

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場 (readings: じょう, ば; Japanese kanji) means “place / spot”. It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 場所 (place/location).

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What does 場 mean?

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Kanji	場
Meaning	place / spot
Readings	じょう, ば
Grade	Grade 2 (Easy)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	場所 (place/location)

How to read 場

場 is read じょう or ば depending on the word.

Words with 場

工場こうじょうnhà máy
場所ばしょnơi
会場かいじょうhội trường
球場きゅうじょうsân bóng
広場ひろばquảng trường
出場しゅつじょうra sân
場面ばめんtình huống
市場しじょうthị trường
競技場きょうぎじょうsân thi đấu
国際競技場こくさいきょうぎじょうsân vận động quốc tế

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Updated: 2026-08-09