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所在: location (of), position, whereabouts, place where one is | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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所在

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所在(しょざい)

しょざい

location (of), position, whereabouts, place where one is

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Reading and meaning

Reading: しょざい
Romaji: shozai
Meaning: location (of), position, whereabouts, place where one is
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

警察(けいさつ)は行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)の所在(しょざい)を突(つ)き止(と)めた。
The police determined the whereabouts of the missing person.
その文書(ぶんしょ)の所在(しょざい)は、いまだ確認(かくにん)されていない。
The whereabouts of that document have still not been confirmed.
責任(せきにん)の所在(しょざい)を明

(

あき

)

らかにする

必要(ひつよう)

がある。

It is necessary to clarify where the responsibility lies.

容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は国外(こくがい)へ逃亡(とうぼう)し、所在(しょざい)をくらました。

The suspect fled abroad and disappeared without a trace.

Kanji in this lesson

所place, extentJLPT N4 在exist, outskirts, suburbs, located inJLPT N3

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