JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 荘: "villa, inn, cottage"
The kanji 荘 means "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ, ショウ, チャン in on'yomi and ほうき, おごそ.か 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)
ソウショウチャン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほうきおごそ.か
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 | villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1489 of 2,501 |
Common words with 荘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 別荘holiday house; vacation home; villa · prison; jail
- 荘厳solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent
- 荘manor; villa
- 山荘mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
- 荘重solemn; grave; impressive
- 荘園manor; demesne
- 別荘地area of holiday homes; area of villas
- 雀荘mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
- 荘厳decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning
- 半荘half-game consisting of an east and south round
- 老荘Laozi and Zhuangzi
- 荘司administrator of a manor
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