居場所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
居	場	所
い Grade: 5	ば Grade: 2	しょ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

居 (i, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb いる (iru)) +‎ 場所 (basho)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いばしょ [ìbáshó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) いば​しょ [ìbáꜜshò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [iba̠ɕo̞]

Noun

居(い)場(ば)所(しょ) • (ibasho) ^{←ゐばしよ (wibasyo)?}

1. whereabouts; location

   なぜ居(い)場(ば)所(しょ)わかった？

   Naze ibasho wakatta?

   How did [someone] know where [someone] is?

2. place where one belongs; home
   • 2017 January 20, “アジャニの誓(ちか)い”, in 霊気紛争 [Aether Revolt], Wizards of the Coast:

     すべての者(もの)が居(い)場(ば)所(しょ)を見(み)つけるまで、私(わたし)はゲートウォッチになる。

     Subete no mono ga ibasho o mitsukeru made, watashi wa Gētowotchi ni naru.

     Until all have found their place, I will be one of the Gatewatch.