舎
舎 — Cottage
cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
On’yomiシャ (sha)
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiやどる (yadoru)
Stroke order (8 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 舎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ shukusha | lodging (house); accommodation; hotel |
| 庁舎 | ちょうしゃ chousha | government office building |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ kousha | school building; schoolhouse |
| 田舎 | いなか inaka | rural area; countryside; the sticks |
| 舎 | しゃ sha | hut; house; boarding house |
| 兵舎 | へいしゃ heisha | barracks |
Study notes
舎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1170 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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