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society, community
The aggregate of people living together in a community.
社会 means society and also refers to the school subject social studies.
TWO MEANINGS:
1. Society: 現代社会 (modern society)
2. Social studies: 社会のテスト (social studies test)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 社会人: working adult, member of society
- 社会的: social
- 社会科: social studies (as a subject)
- 社会問題: social issue
- 社会保険: social insurance
- 社会福祉: social welfare
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
NOTE:
社会人 specifically refers to working adults as distinct from students.