Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 序文(じょぶん) in Japanese

序文
Kana Reading
じょぶん
Romaji
jobun
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    preface; foreword; introduction
    Example sentence
    彼はその戯曲にすばらしい序文を書いた。 He wrote a fine preface to the play.

Examples of 序文, じょぶん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

序 JLPT 1

7 strokes

preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally

On'Yomi: ジョ

Kun'Yomi: つい.で, ついで

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文 JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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