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 |
