舎
cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
Readings
On'yomi
- シャ
- セキ
Kun'yomi
- やど.る
Nanori
- さ
- とり
Meaning
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.
Most common words using 舎
20 of 120- 田舎いなかN5
rural area; countryside; the sticks
- 校舎こうしゃN2
school building; schoolhouse
- 舎しゃ
hut; house
- 舎利しゃり
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva)
- 宿舎しゅくしゃ
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel
- 庁舎ちょうしゃ
government office building
- 駅舎えきしゃ
station building
- 厩舎きゅうしゃ
stable; cowshed
- 幻冬舎げんとうしゃ
Gentosha Inc.
- 田舎町いなかまち
country town; rural town
- 兵舎へいしゃ
barracks
- 舎弟しゃてい
one's younger brother
- 寄宿舎きしゅくしゃ
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
- 市庁舎しちょうしゃ
town hall; city hall
- 片田舎かたいなか
back country; remote countryside
- 学舎がくしゃ
school (building)
- 舎人しゃじん
servant; valet; footman
- 牛舎ぎゅうしゃ
cow shed; cattle barn
- 田舎道いなかみち
country road
- 学び舎まなびや
school; school building; schoolhouse
Study
Etymology
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.
Meaning mnemonic
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.
Reading mnemonic
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.