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Kanji Detail for 社 - "shrine, company, deity"

社

  • Meaning

    社 means "shrine, company, deity."

    1. Land deity - Earth god; local god.

    2. Shrine - Place of worship for land gods.

  • Words using 社

    • 会社 かいしゃ Listen company; corporation; firm
    • 同社 どうしゃ Listen the same company; the said firm; the same (Shinto) shrine
    • 本社 ほんしゃ Listen head office; main office; headquarters
    • 社会 しゃかい Listen society; public; community
    • 社長 しゃちょう Listen company president; manager; director
    • 社会党 しゃかいとう Listen Socialist Party
    • 社員 しゃいん Listen company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
    • 副社長 ふくしゃちょう Listen executive vice-president

  • Four-character idioms with 社

    • 社交辞令 しゃこうじれい Listen something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words

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    • Verified meaning: shrine, company, deity
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read やしろ)

    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 社

    Given names 社(やしろ)Listen

  • Onyomi

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    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

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    yashiro(やしろ) やしろ

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    shrine company deity land deity local deity corporation business enterprise firm organization earth worship

Sentences including 社

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