• 会場かいじょう — event venue
• 場所ばしょ — place / location
• 市場いちば — market
• 株式市場かぶしきしじょう — stock market
• 工場こうじょう — factory
• 職場しょくば — workplace

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場 combines the radical 土 (earth) with the phonetic component 昜, which originally suggested openness or rising sunlight. Together, the character paints the image of an open, leveled place — a setting for events or activity.

Today, 場 is everywhere in modern Japanese: in workplaces, factories, markets, public squares, and more. It anchors the meaning of "scene" both physically and socially.

会場かいじょうは 駅えきの近ちかくです。
The event venue is near the station.

職場しょくばでは 時間じかんを守まもることが大切たいせつです。
It’s important to be punctual at the workplace.