Japanese word

場

Pronunciation

Romajiba

Meaning

  • nounplace

Example

その場で待ちます。so no ba de ma chi ma su

I wait at that spot.

Illustration for 場 (place)

More examples

店の前を待ち合わせの場にします。mise no mae o ma chi a wa se no ba ni shi ma su

We will use the area in front of the store as our meeting place.

Core concept

Refers to the space or setting that contains people, things, or an ongoing event.

Common phrases

  • その場で決めるso no ba de ki me ru

    decide on the spot

  • 場に集まるba ni atsu ma ru

    gather at the place

  • 場を離れるba o hana re ru

    leave the place

Similar words

場所basho: A definite location in which a person, thing, or activity is situated.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が置かれたり、出来事が起こったりする空間や状況。hito ya mono ga o ka re ta ri de ki goto ga o ko tta ri su ru kū kan ya jō kyō

Word origin

場 (ba, "place" or "setting") is a native Japanese noun whose original formation is uncertain; 場 is the kanji conventionally used to write it and carries the sense of "place or ground."

Usage tips

  • In the phrase その場で (sono ba de), 場 (ba) means the place or situation at that moment, so the word applies to circumstances as well as physical space.

Other meanings

  • spacenoun

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