Today’s Kanji is “社” (sha); Kanji for “shrine”.
Handwritten Kanji “社” (sha)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “社”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
社 | シャ やしろ | sha yashiro | 7 | 礻 | shrine |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “社”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
会社 | かいしゃ | kaisha | Company |
神社 | じんじゃ | jinja | Shrine |
社会的距離(ソーシャルディスタンス) | しゃかいてききょり(そーしゃるでぃすたんす) | shakaitekikyori | Social distance |