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Kanji: 社

KANJI
社
7 strokes
READINGS
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やしろ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
示 (礻)
Radical name:
しめす
Meaning:
Company, firm, office, association, shrine
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 20 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
会社(かいしゃ)
Company
N4
社会(しゃかい)
society, public
N4
社長(しゃちょう)
company president
N4
神社(じんじゃ)
Shinto shrine
N4
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)
newspaper company
N2
社会科学(しゃかいかがく)
social science
N2
社説(しゃせつ)
editorial, leading article
N2
商社(しょうしゃ)
trading company, firm
N2
入社(にゅうしゃ)
entry to a company
N1
社交(しゃこう)
social life, social intercourse
N1
社宅(しゃたく)
company owned house
N1
出社(しゅっしゃ)
arrival (in a country at work etc.)
N1
社(やしろ)
Shinto shrine
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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