しょざい

しょざい 【所在 】〖建物などの占める位置 〗a location ; 〖人の居所 〗one's whereabouts (!単 複両扱い ) ; 〖活動の中心地 〗｟書 ｠a seat .▸ 所在ない have nothing to do / don't know what to do .▸ 隠れ家の所在を見つけ出す find out the location of the hide-out / locate the hide-out .▸ 県庁の所在地 the seat of the prefectural government .▸ 彼の所在が分からない I don't know his whereabouts [(彼がどこにいるか ) where he is ].His whereabouts are [is ] unknown .▸ 彼らは責任の所在 ｟だれに責任があるか ｠を突きとめた They found out who was responsible for it [who was to blame for it, whose fault it was ].They found out where the responsibility lay .