Meaning

Primary

One Place

Alternative

One Spot

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember the small acting as a counter? Together with one and place, it makes this one place or one spot.

Just like 〜ヶ月, you'll also run into this being written as 一箇所, 一か所, or 一カ所.

Reading

いっかしょ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Just like before, the little is actually read as . The rest uses the on'yomi you already learned with the kanji. Just watch out here is いっ instead of いち as it makes it easier to pronounce the whole word. Now, read it aloud and try yourself!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一ヶ所だけ

    just one place

    一ヶ所ミスする

    to make a mistake in one spot

    一ヶ所直す

    to correct one spot

Context Sentences

テストで一ヶ所だけミスをしてしまった。

I made just one mistake on the test.

プレゼンの前に、一ヶ所直さないといけない所があるんだ。

Before the presentation, there's one section I need to fix.

一ヶ所、大文字にしなくちゃいけないのに、小文字になってるところがあったよ。

There's one place where it should be capitalized, but it's in lowercase.

Kanji Composition