荘 – villa, inn, cottage

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1489 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 荘 means villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ、ショウ、チャン (sou, shou, chan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ほうき、おごそ.か (houki, ogosoka). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 士・爿・艾.

Words using 荘

別荘べっそうholiday house

Example sentences

その別荘は清潔で整然としていた。

The cottage was clean and tidy.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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