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要所ようしょ (yousho)

important point

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Meaning

要所 (ようしょ, yousho) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “important point”.

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Example sentences 11

ここは交通こうつうの要所ようしょです

This is a busy traffic junction.

交通の要所となっている。

Therefore, it is an important point for traffic.

街道や水運の要所などの付近に築いた。

It was built near strategic points such as highways and waterways.

美濃は、関所不破関のある要所であった。

Mino was a very important province, because it had Fuwa-no-seki checking station.

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