社

Meaning

1. n abbreviation
   company; firm; office; association; society
2. n abbreviation
   (Shinto) shrine
3. n
   regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
4. ctr
   counter for companies, shrines, etc.
5. n abbreviation
   incorporated body; corporation; corporate juridical person
6. n
   (Shinto) shrine

Example sentences

• 消息筋によると、○○社は東証一部への上場を準備している。

  According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.

• 霊はこの世のどこにもいらっしゃいます。この学園はお社の跡地に作られていますので、特にお集まりになる傾向があります。

  Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.

• 日本語用のワープロソフトには、Ｍｉｃｒｏｓｏｆｔ社の「Ｗｏｒｄ」や、ＪＵＳＴＳＹＳＴＥＭ社の「一太郎」などがあります。

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