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ば
Meanings
Noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
3. occasion; situation
4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5. session (of the stock market)
6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7. round (east, south, etc.)
8. field
9. field
in Gestalt psychology
Alt. forms
場ば
96%
バ
3%
ば
Pitch accent
ば
Used in vocabulary (199 in total)
case; situation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
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Examples (5 in total)
Church is a sacred place.
Please refrain from smoking in public places.
Have you ever kissed someone in public?
Your speech was appropriate for the occasion.
This problem can not be discussed here for lack of time.