處: place | to dwell

處 [处] chù

measure word
: place; location; spot; point
: office; department; bureau
: respect
: measure word for locations or items of damage: spot, point

處 [处] chǔ

verb
: to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in
: to be situated at; to stay
: to get along with
: to be in a position of
: to deal with; to discipline; to punish

Kun Reading

処 OR 所 | ところ tokoro

noun | suffix
: place; spot; scene; site
: address
: district; area; locality
: one’s house
: point
: part
: space; room
: (Usually written using kana alone) whereupon; as a result
: (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of

処す | しょす shosu

godan verb with su ending
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

処する | しょする shosuru

suru verb – special class
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

處處 [处处] chu4chu4: everywhere; in all respects
[処々 | しょしょ shosho: here and there; some parts (of something); several places]

處[处]所 chu4suo3: place

處[处]格 chu4ge2: locative case

處級 [处级] chu4ji2: (administrative) department-level

處長 [处长] chu4zhang3: department head; section chief

到處[处] dao4chu4: everywhere

到處可見 [到处可见] dao4 chu4 ke3 jian4: ubiquitous; commonplace; found everywhere

四處[处] si4chu4: all over the place; everywhere and all directions

長處 [长处] chang2chu4: good aspects; strong points

別處 [别处] bie2chu4: elsewhere

處 [处] chu3: to dwell

處[处]理 chu3li3: to handle; to treat; to deal with; to process; to deal with a criminal case; to mete out punishment; to offer for sale at a reduced price; to punish
[処理 | しょり shori: processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal]

正確處理 [正确处理] zheng4 que4 chu3 li3: to handle correctly

處女[处] chu3nü3: virgin; maiden; inaugural
[処女 | しょじょ shojou: virgin; maiden]

處於 [处于] chu3yu2: to be in (some state, position, or condition)

處罰 [处罚] chu3fa2: to penalize; to punish
[処罰 | しょばつ shobatsu: punishment]

處[处]境 chu3jing4: situation (of a person)

處[处]方 chu3fang1: medical prescription; recipe; formula
[処方 | しょほう shohou: prescription]

相處[处] xiang1chu3: to be in contact (with somebody); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)

查處 cha2chu3: to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

判處 [处] pan4chu3: to sentence; to condemn

和平共處[处] he2ping2 gong4chu3: peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

並處 [并处] bing4chu3: to impose an additional penalty

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
処か | どころか dokoroka
: (Usually written using kana alone) far from; anything but; not at all
: let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less

処し方 | しょしかた shoshikta
: way of dealing with; way of handling

処々方々 | しょしょほうぼう shosho houbou
: (yoji) everywhere

処世上手 | しょせいじょうず shosei jouzu
: (yoji) knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life

処世達者 | しょせいたっしゃ shosei tassha
: (yoji) knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life

処士横議 | しょしおうぎ shoshi ougi
: (yoji) wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens

出処進退 | しゅっしょしんたい shussho shintai
: (yoji) advancing and retreating; appearance and disappearance; one’s daily activities; one’s course of action; one’s attitude

其処彼処 | そこかしこ sokokashiko
: (kana only) here and there; everywhere

其処此処 | そこここ soko koko
: (kana only) here and there; in places

それ処か | それどころか sore dokoroka
: (kana only) on the contrary

何処でも | どこでも dokodemo
: (kana only) anywhere

何処にも | どこにも dokonimo
: (kana only) nowhere (with neg. verb); not anywhere
: everywhere; anywhere; anyplace

何処まで | どこまで dokomade
: (kana only) how far; to what extent

何処までも | どこまでも dokomademo
: (kana only) anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
: (kana only) through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
: (kana only) persistently; stubbornly
: (kana only) in all respects; on every point
: (kana only) thoroughly; exhaustively

此処に於て | ここにおいて koko ni oite
: (kana only) now; at this time
: as such; for this reason; hence

身の処し方 | みのしょしかた mi no shoshi kata
: what action to take; what to do with oneself

何処も彼処も | どこもかしこも dokomo kashikomo
: (kana only) all over; all over the place; everywhere

此処で会ったが百年目 | ここであったがひゃくねんめ koko de atta ga hyakunen me
: at last your time has come. I have found you at last

此処が思案のし所 | ここがしあんのしどころ koko ga shian no shi dokoro
: (idiom) This is the point we need to think about

人間到る処青山有り | にんげんいたるところせいざんあり ningen itaru tokoro seizanari
OR じんかんいたるところせいざんあり jinkan itaru tokoro seizanari
: home is wherever one lays one’s hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there’s room for us all in the world

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
處之泰然 [处之泰然] chu3 zhi1 tai4 ran2
: to take things calmly; not losing one’s cool

處堂燕雀 [处堂燕雀] chu4 tang2 yan4 que4
OR
燕雀處堂 [燕雀处堂] yan4 que4 chu4 tang2
: lit. a caged bird in a pavilion; fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool’s paradise

處心積慮 [处心积虑] chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4
: to think through something deliberately and methodically; to rack one’s brains

處高鶩遠 [处高鹜远] chu3 gao1 wu4 yuan3
: to be overly ambitious

一無是處 [一无是处] yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4
: not one good point; everything about it is wrong

五處供養 [五处供养] wu3 chu4 gong1 yang3
: The five to be constantly served — father, mother, teacher, religious director, the sick.

大處著眼 [大处着眼] da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3
OR
大處著眼，小處著手 [大处着眼，小处着手] da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3 , xiao3 chu4 zhuo2 shou3
: View the big picture while handling the details

從嚴懲處 [从严惩处] cong2 yan2 cheng2 chu3
: to deal with sb severely

晨夕共處 [晨夕共处] chen2 xi1 gong4 chu3
: to be together from morning until night

絕處逢生 [绝处逢生] jue2 chu3 feng2 sheng1
: to come back from death’s door; unexpected rescue from danger; fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation; to find a way out of a predicament

無處可尋 [无处可寻] wu2 chu4 ke3 xun2
: cannot be found anywhere

設身處地 [设身处地] she4 shen1 chu3 di4
: to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

藏身之處 [藏身之处] cang2 shen1 zhi1 chu4
: hiding place; hideout

養尊處優 [养尊处优] yang3 zun1 chu3 you1
: to live like a prince

水往低處流 [水往低处流] shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
: water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards)
OR
人往高處走，水往低處流 [人往高处走，水往低处流] ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
: man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down; one should constantly strive to make progress

高處不勝寒 [高处不胜寒] gao1 chu4 bu4 sheng4 han2
: it’s lonely at the top

人生何處不相逢 [人生何处不相逢] ren2 sheng1 he2 chu4 bu4 xiang1 feng2
: it’s a small world

及時處理，事半功倍 [及时处理，事半功倍] ji2 shi2 chu3 li3 , shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
: timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort; the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

天涯何處無芳草 [天涯何处无芳草] tian1 ya2 he2 chu4 wu2 fang1 cao3
: there are plenty more fish in the sea

得饒人處且饒人 [得饶人处且饶人] de2 rao2 ren2 chu4 qie3 rao2 ren2
: where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them. Anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得 [无一事而不学，无一时而不学，无一处而不得] wu2 yi1 shi4 er2 bu4 xue2 , wu2 yi1 shi2 er2 bu4 xue2 , wu2 yi1 chu3 er2 bu4 de2
: Study everything, at all times, everywhere (Zhu Xi 朱熹)

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 [踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫] ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 , de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5
: to travel far and wide looking for something, only to find it easily