# 荘 — villa

荘 means “villa”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: villa
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 1

## How to remember 荘

Sounds like 壮: both read ソウ.

Parts: 艹 grass · 壮 robust

## Don't confuse it with

[壮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/robust/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 1” set

[房](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chamber/) · [邸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mansion/) · [倉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/granary/) · [舎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lodge/) · [礎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cornerstone/) · [棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/) · [舗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/store/) · [荘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/villa/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/villa/. Last updated 2026-11-01.