also: とこ
noun, adverb, suffix
General word for a physical place, spot, or site.
待ち合わせの所を教えてください。
Please tell me the meeting place.
noun, suffix
Refers to someone's address or residence; often used in casual contexts.
彼のところに荷物を送った。
I sent the package to his address.
noun, suffix
Used for a neighborhood or broader area; often in compound place names.
この辺りの所は静かで住みやすい。
This area around here is quiet and easy to live in.
noun, suffix
Casual way to refer to one's own home or someone else's home.
今度、僕のところに遊びに来ない？
Why don't you come over to my place sometime?
noun, suffix
Abstract use: a particular point, aspect, or facet of something.
See also: いいとこ
彼の意見にはいいところもある。
His opinion has some good points too.
noun, suffix
Refers to a specific passage or section in a written work.
この小説の一番好きなところは最後の章です。
My favorite part of this novel is the last chapter.
noun, suffix
Physical space or room to put things or move.
机の上に本を置くところがない。
There's no space to put a book on the desk.
noun, suffix
Abstract placeholder for a thing, matter, or situation; often in set phrases.
それはそれでいいところもある。
That has its own good points too.
noun
After past tense of a verb, indicates that something happened as a result or right after.
駅に着いたところ、電車はもう出ていた。
When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
noun
After present tense of a verb, indicates an action is about to happen.
今、出かけるところです。
I'm about to go out now.
noun
just did; was just doing
After past tense of a verb, indicates an action was just completed or was in progress.
ちょうど食べたところです。
I've just eaten.
noun
After a quantity + が, indicates an approximate amount.
費用は一万円といったところだ。
The cost is around 10,000 yen.