Learn JLPT N4 Kanji

Meaning of 社

company, firm, office, association, shrine

Onyomi

シャ
sha

Kunyomi

やしろ
yashiro

Learn Japanese kanji: [color社[/color] 【シャ / やしろ】

Significado: company, firm, office, association, shrine

21 of 2,500 most used kanji in newspapers.

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How to write 社 - stroke order:

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Stroke Count: 7

- Example Sentences

Each example sentence includes a Japanese kana reading, the romaji reading, and the English translation.

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Example #1

かいしゃはあしたまでやすみです。
kaisha wa ashita made yasumi desu.
The company is closed until tomorrow.
Example #2

わたしはらいねんしゃかいじんになる。
watashi wa rainen shakaijin ni naru.
I will become a working adult next year.
Example #3

かれはしゃかいにとってきけんじんぶつだ。
kare wa shakai ni totte kiken jinbutsu da.
He is a threat to society.
Example #4

いつかじぶんのかいしゃをつくりたい。
itsuka jibun no kaisha wo tsukuritai.
One day I want to make my own company.
Example #5

バイトではなくせいしゃいんになりたい。
baito dewa naku seishain ni naritai.
I want to be a full-time worker, not a part-timer.
Example #6

わたしはせいしゃいんではなく、はけんしゃいんです。
watashi wa seishain de wa naku, haken shain desu.
I am not a full time employee but rather a contract employee.
Example #7

きょうとはじんじゃやおてらでゆうめいだ。
kyouto wa jinja ya otera de yuumei da.
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples
Example #8

しょうしゃのけいりぶではたらいていた。
shousha no keiribu de hataraiteita.
I was working in the accounting department of a trading company.
Example #9

けさのしんぶんのしゃせつをよみましたか?
kesa no shinbun no shasetsu wo yomimashita ka?
Have you read this morning's paper's editorial?

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