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荘 means 'villa'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1423   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 29 words   Used in 549 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソウ
Additional readings
On    ショウ   チャン
Kun    ほうき   おごそか
Name    そ
Variants
莊  
Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  壮 manly  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 荘 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 荘 is used 22 times, read 3 ways.
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ソウ : 13 words FIND ALL
べ っ そ う 3
noun
holiday house; villa
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ショウ : 8 words FIND ALL
し ょ う え ん 0
noun
manor; demesne
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チャン : 1 word FIND ALL
Most common form: 連チャン
noun
1. repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak
2. extended game; successive games  (orig. meaning; mahjong term)
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An additional 7 less common words include 荘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1515  Joy o' Kanji : 1515  Key to Kanji: - 

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荘
ソウ    a villa   
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壮
ソウ    manly, strong   
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丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
士
シ   samurai
艹
grass   
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