Kanji 庶: commoner, all, bastard

Key takeaways

Kanji 庶: commoner, all, bastard. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

庶

Meaning

commonerallbastard

On reading

ショ

Radical

广

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 庶

commoner, all, bastard

Kanji structure breakdown

庶

Structure breakdown

广 + 廿 + 灬

Mnemonic story

Imagine twenty (廿) people gathered inside a house (广) around a fire (灬) to cook. This scene of many people living together represents the 'commoners' or the general public.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショ

庶民しょみん
common people / general public
庶務しょむ
general affairs / office work

Commonly used words

庶民
しょみん
common people / general public
庶務
しょむ
general affairs / office work

Example sentences

Example 1

この町には多くの庶民が住んでいる。

Translation

Many common people live in this town.

Example 2

庶民の生活は毎日忙しい。

Translation

The daily life of common people is busy.

Example 3

彼は会社の庶務を担当しています。

Translation

He is in charge of general affairs at the company.

Example 4

庶務の仕事は多岐にわたることが多いです。

Translation

General affairs work often involves many different tasks.

Kanji 庶: commoner, all, bastard

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

庶民 (しょみん): meaning and examples

庶務 (しょむ): meaning and examples