社 (やしろ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

社 (やしろ) means shrine / place of worship.

See example sentences below.

社 at a glance

社

やしろyashiro

N1noun

shrine / place of worship

社やしろyashiroN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

shrine / place of worship

Example 1

週末に近くの社へ参拝した。

Translation

I visited the nearby shrine over the weekend.

Example 2

村には古い社がある。

Translation

There is an old shrine in the village.