JLPT N4 · 7 strokes
Kanji 社: "company, firm, office"
The kanji 社 means "company, firm, office, association, shrine". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シャ in on'yomi and やしろ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やしろ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | company, firm, office, association, shrine |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 21 of 2,501 |
Common words with 社
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 会社company; corporation; firm · one's workplace
- 社会society; public; community; the world · social studies
- 社company; firm; office; association · (Shinto) shrine
- 社長company president; manager; director
- 神社Shinto shrine
- 社員company employee · member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 社会的social; societal; societary
- 社会人working adult; full-fledged member of society
- 社交界high society
- 本社head office; main office; headquarters; parent company · main shrine
- 社交social life; social intercourse
- 出版社publisher; publishing house; publishing company
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