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Kanji Detail for 舎 - "inn, building"

  • Meaning

    舎 means "inn, building." Also associated with stay.

    1. Building - A structure; a house.

    2. Inn - A lodging place; an accommodation.

    3. Stay - To lodge; to rest.

    4. Abandon - To leave behind; to discard.

  • Words using

    • 宿舎 しゅくしゃ Listen lodging (house); accommodation; hotel
    • 庁舎 ちょうしゃ Listen government office building
    • 校舎 こうしゃ Listen school building; schoolhouse
    • 田舎 いなか Listen rural area; countryside; the sticks
    • 兵舎 へいしゃ Listen barracks
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    • Verified meaning: inn, building
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゃ)
    • Also carries these associations: stay

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (しゃ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    house, dwelling; dwell, reside

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 舍[she4]
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

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  • Her mother lives in the country all by herself.

  • My father lives in the country.

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  • They went down to the country.

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