# 処 — deal with; place

処 means “deal with; place”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ショ (sho). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 処する (shosuru, “to manage; to deal with”).

- Meaning: deal with; place
- On'yomi: ショ (sho)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 2

## How to remember 処

Dragging feet (夂) to the sail (几): somebody has to deal with it.

Parts: 夂 dragging feet · 几 sail

## Words with 処

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 処する | しょする (shosuru) | to manage; to deal with |

## Don't confuse it with

[冬](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/winter/) · [各](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/each/) · [条](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clause/) · [拠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foothold/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 2” set

[示](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/indicate/) · [検](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/examine/) · [断](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/refuse/) · [導](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lead/) · [備](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prepare/) · [助](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/help/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [達](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attain/) · [処](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deal-with/)

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