Keyword
company
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1173
Old form社
Readings
しゃ
(91%)
じゃ
(7%)
Composed of
altar
earth
Mnemonic

When you join a Japanese company it's like joining a cult. You'll have to worship the earth on which your boss walks on, and treat the meeting room table like a sacred altar, or else you'll get violently bullied and ostracized.

Used in vocabulary (917 in total)
society; public; community; social studies
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
Examples (200 in total)
Do you know that company?
Yes, I had it made by one of my father's companies.
He holds an important position in the company.