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Kanji Detail for 荘 - "solemn, villa, village"

荘

  • Meaning

    荘 means "solemn, villa, village."

    1. Solemn - Dignified; grave; serious.

    2. Villa - A country estate; a manor house.

    3. Village - A rural settlement; a hamlet.

    4. Majestic - Grand and impressive in manner.

  • Words using 荘

    • 別荘 べっそう Listen holiday house; vacation home; villa
    • 山荘 さんそう Listen mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

  • Four-character idioms with 荘

    • 荘厳華麗 そうごんかれい Listen majestic and splendid

  • Tattoo check: 荘

    • Verified meaning: solemn, villa, village
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かがり, かざり, しょう, そう)

    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 荘

    Given names 荘(しょう)Listen

    Surnames 荘(かがり)Listen 荘(かざり)Listen 荘(そう)Listen 荘(そうさき)Listen 荘(そお)Listen 荘(ただし)Listen 荘(ちょん)Listen 荘(ていえん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    villa; inn; cottage; feudal manor; solemn; dignified

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    village, hamlet; villa; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 莊|庄

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chan(チャン) チャン

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    houki(ほうき) ほうき

    ogoso.ka(おごそ-か) おごそ-か

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    solemn villa village countryside hamlet majestic mansion respectful store strict manor country house chalet chateau community cottage dignified estate farmhouse homestead lodge palace ranch residence retreat rural noble

Sentences including 荘

  • His cottage is on the coast.

  • Who owns this villa?

  • She has a cottage by the sea.

  • Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.

  • Her villa sits on the hill.

  • I don't have enough money to buy a second home.

  • Returned to the villa, afternoon snack.

  • The villa was harmonious with the scenery.

  • I took a cottage for the summer.

  • The cottage was clean and tidy.

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