location, place
場 centers on a defined space or setting where something happens: a physical location, a place, or a site for an activity.
場 combines 土 (earth, ground) with 昜, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of an open or spread-out area. Together they suggest a piece of ground used as a place or location.
The left side is earth 土, and the right side 昜 looks like a sun 日 over a spread-out shape. Picture a sunny patch of ground that becomes a gathering place.
For ジョウ, imagine a show being set up at a location: show -> ジョウ, and the place becomes a stage.
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
place; location; spot; position; area
place; spot; space
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange
factory; plant; mill; workshop
position; situation
theatre; theater; playhouse
one's post; place of work; workplace
scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in); appearance
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
battlefield; battleground
public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public
market price
whereabouts; place; location
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station
farm (agriculture)
baseball stadium; ballpark
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout
bar; pub; tavern
home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for)
selling area; counter; section; department; sales floor
dojo; hall used for martial arts training
summertime; summer season
opening (the doors of a venue)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed; yard
place where one works; construction site; working area
airfield; airport; aerodrome
bathhouse; (public) bath
town hall
scaffold; scaffolding
wintertime; winter season
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty; wharf
(temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
magnetic field
playground; play space
lumberyard
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
highlight (scene); high point; climax; showtime
absence; not taking part
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
assembly hall; the House
last moment; eleventh hour
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
funeral hall
examination hall; examination room
hunting ground; hunting preserve
Spring Tournament (held in Osaka in March)
fish market
New Year's Tournament (held in Tokyo in January)
place for dancing; dance floor
Summer Tournament (held in Tokyo in May)
whole house; whole audience
admission ticket; entrance ticket
yen exchange rate
wholesale market
national theater
market research
meeting place
stock market
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
exchange rate; rate of exchange
town hall
police cell; place of detention; jail
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
racecourse; race track
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
sports ground; playing field; playground
financial market; money market
bathroom
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage