villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor
Also: solemn, dignified
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソウ
- ショウ
- チャン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ほうき
- おごそ.か
About this kanji
The kanji 「荘」 primarily means a villa or a type of cottage, often associated with a luxurious or solemn atmosphere. It is commonly used in nouns rather than verbs. You can find it in compounds like 別荘 (べっそう), which means "holiday house," and 山荘 (さんそう), meaning "mountain villa." Another interesting compound is 荘厳 (そうごん), which translates to "solemn." This kanji often reflects an air of elegance or dignity, so when you see it, think of places that are not just buildings but have a certain grace about them.
Example sentences
彼は荘厳な建物を見た。
He saw a magnificent building.
Meanings across languages
- English
- villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified
- Tiếng Việt
- biệt thự, khách sạn, nhà tranh, manor phong kiến, trang trọng, nghiêm túc
- 日本語
- 荘, 宿, コテージ, 封建地, 荘重, 威厳
- 한국어
- 별장, 여관, 오두막, 봉건지, 엄숙한, 위엄 있는
- 中文
- 庄园, 客栈, 小屋, 封建庄园, 庄重, 威严
- id
- villa
- th
- วิลล่า
- es
- villa
- fr
- villa
- de
- Villa
- pt
- vila
Common compounds
- 別荘べっそうholiday house, vacation home, villa
- 山荘さんそうmountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
- 荘厳そうごんsolemn, sublime, grand
- 荘園しょうえんmanor, demesne
- 荘重そうちょうsolemn, grave, impressive
- 老荘ろうそうLaozi and Zhuangzi
- 一荘イーチャンone full game (consisting of east, south, west, and north rounds)
- 荘司しょうじadministrator of a manor
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