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荘

villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ
  • ショウ
  • チャン

Kun'yomi

  • ほうき
  • おごそ.か

Nanori

  • そ

Meaning

荘 centers on a grand, dignified estate: a villa, manor, or inn that carries an air of solemnity and formality.

Most common words using 荘

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  • 別荘べっそう
    N2

    holiday house; vacation home; villa

  • 荘しょう

    manor; villa

  • 荘チャン

    counter for games of mahjong

  • 田荘たどころ

    farmland

  • 山荘さんそう

    mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

  • 荘厳そうごん

    solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

  • 荘園しょうえん

    manor; demesne

  • 荘司しょうじ

    administrator of a manor

  • 一荘イーチャン

    one full game (consisting of east, south, west, and north rounds)

  • 信は荘厳より起こるしんはそうごんよりおこる

    function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)

  • 別荘地べっそうち

    area of holiday homes; area of villas

  • 別荘番べっそうばん

    caretaker of a villa

  • 半荘ハンチャン

    half-game consisting of an east and south round

  • 浅間山荘事件あさまさんそうじけん

    Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)

  • 石家荘せっかそう

    Shijiazhuang (China)

  • 翠明荘すいめいそう

    Suimeiso (hotel and restaurant chain - suimeiso.co.jp)

  • 老荘ろうそう

    Laozi and Zhuangzi

  • 老荘思想ろうそうしそう

    philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse; Taoism

  • 荘厳しょうごん

    decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning

  • 荘厳華麗そうごんかれい

    majestic and splendid

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Etymology

荘 is the modern simplified form of 莊. The older form combines 艹 (grass/plants) with 壯 (strong, robust), suggesting a grand or imposing structure surrounded by vegetation. The modern 壮 component is a simplification of 壯.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass top 艹 covers a strong, robust base 壮. Picture a grand, solemn villa rising powerfully from the surrounding greenery.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine the solemn, dignified atmosphere of a soulful old inn: soul -> ソウ, and the villa feels deeply serene.