Quick answer
社 is the kanji for "Company". Its reading is やしろ (yashiro). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Company
Also : Firm · Shrine · Office · Association
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 社 represents 'COMPANY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of company.
On-reading: しゃ — remember this sound by associating it with company. Kun-reading: やしろ.
Example Sentences
来年、会社に入ります。
らいねん、かいしゃにはいります。
I'll join a company next year.
神社でお祈りをしました。
じんじゃでおいのりをしました。
I prayed at the shrine.
Vocabulary using 社
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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