Jisho

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社

7 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
土 礼
company, firm, office, association, shrine
Kun:
やしろ
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
  • 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
  • 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
  • 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company

Kun reading compounds

  • 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
  • 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
  • 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine

Readings

Japanese names:
こそ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • compañía
  • asociación
  • sociedad
  • santuario shintoísta

Portuguese

  • companhia
  • firme
  • escritório
  • associação
  • templo

French

  • temple shinto
  • compagnie
  • firme
  • bureau
  • association
234 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
153 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
137 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3231 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
203 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
76 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
308 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
60 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1418 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1042 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
562 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
745 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1101 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24631P Morohashi
840 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4065 New Nelson (John Haig)
1092 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1173 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
82 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
145 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
672 2001 Kanji
4e3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
3421.0 Four corner code
1-28-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793e Unicode hex code

債

13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 亠 化 ハ 土 目 貝
bond, loan, debt
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
728 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 債 【サイ】 debt, loan
  • 債権 【サイケン】 credit, claim
  • 割引債 【ワリビキサイ】 discount bond
  • 起債 【キサイ】 issuing of bonds

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhai4
Korean:
chae

Spanish

  • préstamo
  • deuda
  • aligación

Portuguese

  • laço
  • empréstimo
  • dívida

French

  • dette
  • prêt
  • titre
1292 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
785 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
531 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1515 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1066 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1118 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1170 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1249 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
129 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
116 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1558 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1022 Morohashi
156 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
296 New Nelson (John Haig)
1544 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1664 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1608 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a11.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2528.6 Four corner code
1-26-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50b5 Unicode hex code

償

17 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 冖 口 尚 目 貝
reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem
Kun:
つぐな.う
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
854 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 償却 【ショウキャク】 repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation
  • 償還 【ショウカン】 repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation
  • 無償 【ムショウ】 without compensation, without reward, without pay, free (of charge)
  • 有償 【ユウショウ】 (involving) payment, (involving) compensation, paying a fee

Kun reading compounds

  • 償う 【つぐなう】 to make up for, to compensate for, to indemnify, to recompense, to redeem (e.g. a fault), to atone for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • compensación
  • indemnización
  • compensar
  • resarcir
  • recompensar

Portuguese

  • reparação
  • compensação
  • recompensa
  • redimir
  • resgate

French

  • compensation
  • réparation
  • indemnisation
  • se racheter
  • récompense
1412 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1101 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
563 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1355 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1073 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
971 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1003 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
712 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
139 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
199 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
129 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
994 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1245 Morohashi
176 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 New Nelson (John Haig)
985 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1060 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1866 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a15.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-15 SKIP code
2928.6 Four corner code
1-29-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
511f Unicode hex code

還

16 strokes (also 15)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
一 込 口 買 衣
Variants:
send back, return
Kun:
かえ.る
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
910 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 還元 【カンゲン】 restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation
  • 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
  • 奪還 【ダッカン】 recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
  • 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation

Kun reading compounds

  • 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huan2, hai2, xuan2
Korean:
hwan, seon

Spanish

  • volver
  • regresar
  • devolver

Portuguese

  • devolver
  • voltar

French

  • renvoyer
  • retour
1114 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1139 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4750 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1557 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1823 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2588 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
866 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
885 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1215 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
723 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3945 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2032 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2743 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
845 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39174P Morohashi
3180 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6121 New Nelson (John Haig)
837 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
900 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1856 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3665 2001 Kanji
2q13.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-13 SKIP code
3630.3 Four corner code
1-20-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9084 Unicode hex code