社

Meaning

Company, shrine, society · sociedad, empresa

Readings

• On (音読み): シャ
• Kun (訓読み): やしろ

Example words

• 会社（かいしゃ）— company
• 社会（しゃかい）— society
• 神社（じんじゃ）— Shinto shrine

Structure

Radical 示 written as 礻 here (しめす・しめすへん · Altar, show) · 7 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

会社 (company) and 社会 (society) use the same two kanji reversed — a classic mix-up.