Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: company, firm, office, association, shrine

Kunyomi: やしろ

Onyomi: シャ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しめすへん

Meaning: sign

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

会(しゃかい)   society

長(しゃちょう)   company president

(かいしゃ)   company

(ほんしゃ)   headquarters

(ししゃ)   branch office

出版(しゅっぱんしゃ)   publisher

(じんじゃ)   Shinto shrine

する(にゅうしゃする)   join a company

(おやしろ)   Shinto shrine [hon.]

Onyomi Examples

シャ company, association, society, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc.

シャイン company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

タイシャ grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine

親会 オヤガイシャ parent company

Kunyomi Examples

やしろ (Shinto) shrine

たいしゃ grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine

村のお むらのおやしろ village shrine