Japanese symbol for “society”
社会
しゃかい
Romaji: shakai
society; public; community; the world
In Japanese, society is 社会, read しゃかい (shakai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n society; public; community; the world
- n social studies
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “society”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society; the world; the times |
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世 | よ yo | world; society; public |
| 世間 | せけん seken | world; society; people |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | company; friendship; association |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 社員 | しゃいん shain | company employee |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “society”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.