～場

～じょう · ～jou · JLPT N2 · noun

field

🏟️ 場 = 土 earth + 昜 sun rising: open ground in the sun

As the suffix ～じょう it names a venue or field for an activity: 球場 ballpark, 工場 factory, 会場 event venue, 駐車場 parking lot. On its own, 場 is read ば.

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