7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

company, firm, office, association, shrine

Kun'yomi
  • (Shinto) shrine
On'yomi
  • シャ
    company ②(Shinto) shrine ③counter for companies, shrines, etc. ④incorporated body
Nanori
  • こそ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 100.0%
やしろ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

company, firm, office
シャ やしろ こそ (2nd, N4)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

company president
company ②one's workplace
Shinto shrine
society ②social studies
company employee ②member of a corporation
head office ②main shrine ③this company
undertaker's office
within a company ②within a shrine
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 793E
JIS X 0208 1-28-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3231
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4065
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 840
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1042
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24631P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 308
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 308
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 234
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 76
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 153
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 145
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 82
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 60
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1418
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1101
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e3.1
Four corner code 3421.0
De Roo Code 672