荘
荘 — Villa
villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified
On’yomiソウ (sou)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
On’yomiチャン (chan)
Kun’yomiほうき (houki)
Kun’yomiおごそか (ogosoka)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 荘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 別荘 | べっそう bessou | holiday house; vacation home; villa |
| 山荘 | さんそう sansou | mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage |
| 荘厳 | そうごん sougon | solemn; sublime; grand |
| 荘園 | しょうえん shouen | manor; demesne |
Study notes
荘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1489 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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