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Location Words (Day 52) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-03100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 52

Location Words (場所)


🧠 What are Location Words?

Location words show position.

👉 You need them to describe where things are.


🔤 Basic Words

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

うえ

ue

above / on

した

shita

below / under

まえ

mae

front

うしろ

ushiro

behind

なか

naka

inside

そと

soto

outside

みぎ

migi

right

ひだり

hidari

left

となり

tonari

next to

ちかく

chikaku

near

👉 Very useful for describing location


🔊 Key Point

• Used with に / で
• Usually comes after a noun

👉 Example: つくえ の うえ


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• A の B

Examples:

• つくえ の うえ
= on the desk

• いえ の なか
= inside the house


📝 Example Sentences

  • ほん は つくえ の うえ。
    = The book is on the desk
  • ねこ は いえ の なか。
    = The cat is inside the house

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Forgetting の
• Mixing positions
• Wrong word order

👉 Always: noun の location


📚 Learn Faster

• Look around you
• Describe locations
• Say out loud
• Practice daily

👉 Visual memory helps


🎯 Practice

👉 つくえ の ___
👉 いえ の ___

Make 3 phrases


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

うえ

?

2

した

?

3

まえ

?

4

なか

?

5

みぎ

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

うえ

?

7

うしろ

?

8

そと

?

9

ひだり

?

10

となり

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

above

?

12

inside

?

13

front

?

14

left

?

15

near

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

ue

2

shita

3

mae

4

naka

5

migi

6

above

7

behind

8

outside

9

left

10

next to

11

うえ

12

なか

13

まえ

14

ひだり

15

ちかく


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 53: ある / いる