Kanji

庶

commoner, all, bastard

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

广部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, もり, もろ

Common Readings

ショ

Example sentences

庶民 しょみん
その価格は我々のような庶民には手が出せない。

The price is too high for common people like us to afford.

住みにくい すみにくい
都会は家賃が高くて、庶民には住みにくい場所だ。

The city is a hard place for ordinary people to live because the rent is high.

庶務 しょむ
彼女は庶務課で、備品の管理や来客の対応など、幅広い業務を担当している。

She is in the general affairs department, handling a wide range of tasks such as managing supplies and responding to visitors.

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