処
Dispose
Meanings
Dispose, Manage, Deal With, Sentence, Condemn, Act, Behave, Place
On'yomi
しょ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ところ、 -こ、 お.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
処 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
処 (Dispose) is taught on WaniKani at level 28 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #547 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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