居場所

いばしょ
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1

A person's whereabouts or location; the place where someone is or can be found.

Noun

Examples

部長に連絡したが、居場所が分からなかった。

I contacted the manager but couldn't find out where he was.

子どもがいなくなり、警察が居場所を捜している。

A child went missing and the police are searching for their whereabouts.

スマートフォンの位置情報で居場所を確認した。

I checked the location with the smartphone's location info.

2

A place where one belongs or fits in; where one can be oneself and feel accepted (a sense of belonging).

Noun

Examples

彼は新しい職場でようやく居場所を見つけたようだ。

He finally seems to have found a place where he belongs at his new workplace.

いじめられている子は学校に居場所がないと感じることが多い。

Children who are bullied often feel they have no place at school.

居場所を失った彼女は趣味のサークルに参加し始めた。

Having lost her place, she began joining a hobby club.

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