cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
舎 centers on a building where people stay or live, ranging from a simple hut or cottage to an inn or even a mansion. The common thread is a place of lodging or dwelling.
舎 is the modern simplified form of 舍. The older form combines a roof-like top with a lower component that likely represented a structure or dwelling. The exact historical development of the lower part is uncertain, but the character has long been associated with buildings and lodging.
The top looks like a roof, and the bottom 舌 (tongue) can be imagined as a cozy room inside. Picture a small cottage with a roof over a warm room where you can rest your tongue after a long journey.
For シャ, imagine a cozy cottage where you can relax in a plush chair: chair -> シャ, and the cottage is your comfortable inn.
rural area; countryside; the sticks
school building; schoolhouse
hut; house
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel
government office building
station building
stable; cowshed
Gentosha Inc.
country town; rural town
barracks
one's younger brother
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
town hall; city hall
back country; remote countryside
school (building)
servant; valet; footman
cow shed; cattle barn
country road
school; school building; schoolhouse