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N5 Kanji 32: 社
Meaning of kanji 社:
In Japanese, 社 means “community”.
How to read kanji 社:
| Kunyomi | Not often used |
| Onyomi | しゃ |
How to write kanji 社:
Origin of kanji 社:
The original meaning of 社 is the God of land.
If your community want to live happily,
you need the God of land to bless you.
So 社 stands for “community” now.
Development of kanji 社:
Vocabulary containing kanji 社:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ | company |
| 社会 | しゃかい | society |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | president |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | shrine |
| 社員 | しゃいん | employee |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | joining the company |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ | head office |
| 社内 | しゃない | in the company |
| 社債 | しゃさい | corporate bond |
| 社交 | しゃこう | socializing |
| 他社 | たしゃ | other company |
| 自社 | じしゃ | in-house |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | trading company |
| 社名 | しゃめい | company name |
| 社外 | しゃがい | outside the company |
| 社宅 | しゃたく | company housing |
| 当社 | とうしゃ | our company |
| 支社 | ししゃ | branch office |
| 退社 | たいしゃ | leaving the company |
| 出社 | しゅっしゃ | coming to work |
| 社風 | しゃふう | corporate culture |
| 貴社 | きしゃ | your company |
| 弊社 | へいしゃ | our company |
| 社是 | しゃぜ | company motto |
Example Sentences of kanji 社:
| 社会人三年目です。 This is my third year in starting working. 彼は社会にとって危険人物だ。 He is a danger to society. 明日は十時から会社にいます。 I’ll be in the company from ten tomorrow. 日本の会社員はよく働く。 Japanese office workers work very hard. かんかんに怒った社員は、即刻会社を辞めた。 The outraged employee resigned at once. |
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