Kanji

What does the kanji 社 mean?

社 means Shinto shrine; company, organization. On'yomi シャ. Kun'yomi やしろ.

Quick facts
On'yomiシャ
Kun'yomiやしろ
Strokes7
Main radical示
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi シャKun'yomi やしろ
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

Shinto shrine; company, organization

Memory hook

Beside the altar (礻) they raise a mound of earth (土) as the place everyone gathers — SHRINE, COMPANY.

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 社会しゃかいsociety
  • 社長しゃちょうcompany president
  • 神社じんじゃShinto shrine
  • 新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper company, newspaper office
  • 社員しゃいんcompany employee
  • 入社にゅうしゃjoining a company
  • 商社しょうしゃtrading company
  • 社内しゃないwithin the company, in-house
  • 社説しゃせつeditorial
  • 社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial science
  • ~社~しゃcompany; shrine (suffix)
  • 出社しゅっしゃgoing to work, coming to the office
  • 社交しゃこうsocializing, social interaction
  • 社宅しゃたくcompany housing
  • 貴社きしゃyour company (formal, in business correspondence)
  • 社内規程を遵守するしゃないきていをじゅんしゅするto comply with internal regulations
  • 競合他社を分析するきょうごうたしゃをぶんせきするto analyze competing companies

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.