庄

level; in the country; manor; village; hamlet

6 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1693.

Readings

• ショウ (on reading): 庄屋 (しょうや) village headman (esp. in the Kansai region); 村庄 (そんしょう) village
• ソ (on reading)
• ソウ (on reading)
• ホウ (on reading)

Components

• 广
• 土
• 土 radical earth
• 广 radical house on a cliff

Kanji containing 庄

• 粧 cosmetics
• 賍 bribery

Words using 庄

• 庄屋 (しょうや) village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
• 村庄 (そんしょう) village
• 庄屋拳 (しょうやけん) shōya-ken
• 庄屋券 (しょうやけん) menko

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