Kanji

荘

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ, ショウ, チャン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほうき, おごそか

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, さこう, たか, たかし, ただし, まさ

Common Readings

ソウ

Example sentences

別荘 べっそう
山の中の別荘で夏を過ごす。

I spend the summer at a villa in the mountains.

荘厳 そうごん
パイプオルガンの音色が、荘厳に響き渡った。

The sound of the pipe organ resonated solemnly.

宮 きゅう
丘の上には荘厳な宮がそびえ立っていた。

A majestic palace stood on the hill.

山荘 さんそう
夏休みは家族で長野の山荘で過ごす予定だ。

We plan to spend summer vacation at a mountain villa in Nagano with the family.

屏居 へいきょ
彼は政界を引退した後、山荘に屏居した。

After retiring from politics, he lived in seclusion in a mountain villa.

荘重 そうちょう
その建物の荘重な雰囲気は訪れる人を圧倒した

The solemn atmosphere of the building overwhelmed visitors.

Example Vocabulary

別荘

べっそう

villa; holiday home; summer cottage

荘厳

そうごん

solemn; sublime; majestic; grand

荘

しょう

山荘

さんそう

mountain villa; mountain lodge

別荘地

べっそうち

荘園

しょうえん

雀荘

ジャンそう

荘重

そうちょう

solemn; grave; majestic

半荘

ハンチャン

荘厳華麗

そうごんかれい

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