What does 社会 mean?
社会 is a Japanese noun meaning “society” in English. It can also be translated as “social studies” depending on context. It is written as 社会 in kanji, しゃかい in hiragana, and shakai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼の一生は社会の下積みで終わった。
He lived and died in obscurity.