社 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「礻」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「礻」
- On
- シャしゃ · sha
- Kun
- やしろyashiro
- Meaning
- shrine; company; society
Stroke order
Origin
礻 (deity) + 土 (land) → a place to worship the land's god: a shrine; later a company/society.
Readings and examples
| Onシャしゃsha | 社会しゃかい会社かいしゃ神社じんじゃ |
|---|---|
| Kunやしろyashiro | 社しゃ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 会社かいしゃ
company
- 社会しゃかい
society
- 神社じんじゃ
- 社会福祉しゃかいふくし
- 社禝しゃしょく
- 社稷しゃしょく
Example
お社に おまいりします。
We pay a visit to the shrine.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)