ところに (tokoro ni)

Meaning

    All JLPT 2 grammar : ところに(ところに, tokoro ni), on the moment ones is about to do something, [Expression]

    Usually written using kana alone

    Example

    日本語意味
    「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」“Probably just a stupid urban legend” “But they do say ‘there’s no smoke without fire’, don’t they?”
    先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company’s Environment Analysis Center or some such name.
    先日友達のところに立ち寄ったとき、玄関からは友達でなく、その旦那が顔を出した。The other day when I stopped by at a friend’s house, it wasn’t my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.
    鳥居と言うと、階段を上がったところにあった赤いオブジェ?By ‘Torii’ you mean that red objet d’art at the top of the steps?

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    kemurismoke, fumes
    miyakocapital, metropolis
    setsutheory
    都市toshitown, city
    hifire, flame
    bunpart, segment, share
    分析bunsekianalysis
    kaimeeting, assembly
    環境kankyouenvironment
    検査kensainspection, examination
    naname, given name
    先日senjitsuthe other day
    shitsuquality, value
    我が家wagayaone’;s house, one’;s home
    会社kaishacompany, corporation
    mizuwater
    有名yuumeifamous
    tomofriend, companion
    kaoface, look
    玄関genkanentranceway, entrance hall
    友達tomodachifriend, companion
    dansteps, stair, grade, rank
    kamiperson of high rank, government
    言うiuto say, to utter
    階段kaidanstairs, stairway
    toribird

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    ひ, -び, ほ-fire
    リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
    デン,テンつた.わる, つた.える, つた.うtransmit, report
    エンけむ.る, けむり, けむ.いsmoke
    セツ,ゼイと.くopinion, theory
    いちmarket, city, town
    ト,ツみやこmetropolis, capital
    コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
    メイ,ミョウな, -なname, noted, distinguished, reputation
    ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
    センさき, ま.ずbefore, ahead, previous, future, precedence
    スイみず, みず-water
    カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
    カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
    シャやしろcompany, firm
    シツ,シチ,チたち, ただ.す, もとsubstance, quality
    ユウ,ウあ.るpossess, have
    シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
    ユウともfriend
    ガンかおface, expression
    カンせき, -ぜき, かか.わるconnection, involve
    よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せるdraw near, gather
    タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive
    ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ, -うえ, うわ-above, up
    チョウとりbird, chicken
    ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
    セキ,シャクあか, あか-, あか.いred
    ダン,タンgrade, steps, stairs
    キョ,コい.る, -い, お.るreside, to be, exist

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