JLPT N4 · Noun

社会 (shakai)

社会 (しゃかい, shakai) is a Japanese noun meaning “society; public”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃかい
Romaji: shakai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

society; public; community; the world · noun
social studies · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

彼の一生は社会の下積みで終わった。

He lived and died in obscurity.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 社会

社

company, firm, officeシャ・やしろ · 7 strokes

会

meeting, meet, partyカイ・エ・あ.う・あ.わせる · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 社会.

会社かいしゃcompany社長しゃちょうcompany president神社じんじゃShinto shrine新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper company社説しゃせつeditorial商社しょうしゃtrading company入社にゅうしゃjoining a company社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial science社しゃcompany社交しゃこうsocial life社宅しゃたくcompany housing出社しゅっしゃgoing to work (e.g. in the morning)会うあうto meet会かいmeeting

Source: JMdict entry 1322700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.