社 (association, company, firm, office, shrine) - Kanji Codex

社

association, company, firm, office, shrine

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

やしろ

Nanori (名乗り)

こそ

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:7

JLPT:4

Frequency:21

Vocabulary

シャ

Word	Reading	Meaning
会社	カイシャ	company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
公社	コウシャ	public corporation
公社債	コウシャサイ	public bonds
支社	シシャ	branch office
自社	ジシャ	one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
株式会社	かぶしきがいしゃ	stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
結社	けっしゃ	association; society
子会社	こがいしゃ	subsidiary (company)
信販会社	しんぱんがいしゃ	credit company
神社	じんじゃ	Shinto shrine

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