JLPT N4 · Around town

神社

じんじゃ

shrine

Stroke order of 神社

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

神 · 9 strokes社 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

The altar (示) of a god (神) and a gathering of earth spirits (社): a Shinto shrine.

Parts: 神 god + 社 shrine/company

Example sentence

元日に神社へ行きます。

がんじつにじんじゃへいきます。

I go to a shrine on New Year's Day.

Words with 神

精神mind; spirit 無神経insensitive

Words with 社

会社company 社員employee 会社員office worker 社長company president 社会society 退社leaving the office; resignation 入社joining a company 本社head office 正社員full-time employee 社会人working adult 新聞社newspaper company 社交的sociable

More words: Around town

お寺temple 教会church 郊外suburbs 辺りvicinity; around 駐車場parking lot 美容院beauty salon 床屋barber 売店kiosk; stand 歩道sidewalk 県prefecture 村village

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