620. Which one of these is the odd one out and what's the big deal about it? 官 便 使 所 豆


Answer:

官  KAN - government, authorities

便  BIN, BEN, tayo(ri) - convenience, excrement, news

使  SHI, tsuka(u) - messenger, use

所  SHO, tokoro - place

豆  TOU, ZU, mame - bean, pea

All take 大 (DAI, oo(kii) - big) in front to make a word, but only 所 uses the "Oo" reading (OoTokoro); the others are all "Tai/Dai-": 

大官  Daikan - senior official

大便  Daiben - excrement

大使  Taishi - ambassador

大所  Oodokoro - a mansion

大豆  Daizu - Soybean