This kanji has a kunyoumi or japanese reading of: やしろ, and it has an onyoumi or chinese reading of: シャ. This character has the meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine, or society. This character is made up of the following radicals or parts: しめすへん meaning altar, festival, or ceremony on the left, followed by つち or earth on the right. You can remember this kanji by the following hint: Place 土 where people live and work around the ancestral altar ネ. Our example sentence is: 社長が社員の主体的な取り組みを促した。しゃちょうがしゃいんのしゅたいてきなとりくみをうながした。The president urged employees to act on their initiative.

Grade Kun On Meaning Strokes Example Sentence
JLPT N5 やしろ シャ company, firm, office, association, shrine, society 7 社長が社員の主体的な取り組みを促した。

しゃちょうがしゃいんのしゅたいてきなとりくみをうながした。

The president urged employees to act on their initiative.