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社 means 'company'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 57   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-2    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 6    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 221 words   Used in 594 words   Used in 2056 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   シャ
Kun
   やしろ Shinto shrine
Name    こそ
  
⿰   () show   ground; earth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 社 is used 33 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 社 is used 589 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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シャ (read as じゃ) : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
Shinto shrine
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やしろ : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
shrine (usually Shinto)
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An additional 5 less common words include 社 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 153 (originally: 137)  Joy o' Kanji : 137  Key to Kanji: 462 

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シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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