Vocabulary

What does ~社 (~しゃ) mean?

~社 (~しゃ, ~sha) means company; shrine (suffix).

Quick facts
Reading~しゃ
Romaji~sha
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
~しゃ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework~sha

company; shrine (suffix)

Example sentences

  • Izumo Taisha shrine is famous.

  • My older brother works at a newspaper company.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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