Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
所 (8)
ショ
ところ
Formerly 
戸 (Type 3 Phonetic) door + 斤 ax → use a bladed implement to shave wood into the shape of a door. Place is a borrowing → partition; about; in case; local; counter for places.
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