社 company
Also: shrine
- On'yomi
- シャ
- Kun'yomi
- やしろ
- Strokes
- 7
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Remember it
An altar (礻) built on a mound of earth (土) is a shrine — and the modern version of people gathering at one place is a company.
A common word
- 会社 かいしゃ company
Example sentences
父は会社へ行きました。
ちちはかいしゃへいきました。
My father went to the office.
お正月に神社に行きます。
おしょうがつにじんじゃにいきます。
We go to the shrine at New Year's.
Kanji that share a part
礻 is its radical. 14 kanji share it in all.
- 礼 salute N3
- 祖 ancestor N3
- 神 gods N3
- 福 blessing N3
- 祈 pray N2
- 祝 celebrate N2
- 祥 auspicious N2
- 禅 Zen N2
土 is a component. 62 kanji share it in all.