箇所
かしょ · kasho · JLPT N2 · noun
topographic point
📍 箇所 = 箇 (piece) + 所 (place): a particular spot or passage
箇 is a counter for individual items, and 所 means place. Together they name one specific spot, such as a passage in a text or a point on the body.
所 — door 戶 (left) + axe 斤 (right)
Originally a sound: an axe (斤) chopping wood near a door (戶), with 戶 also hinting at the pronunciation. Over time it was borrowed to mean 'place' or 'location,' and later became a grammatical particle nominalizing verbs ('that which…'). The concrete 'chopping' sense faded entirely.