Meaning of 序(じょ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

序

Kana Reading

じょ

Romaji

jo

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  Meaning

  order; ordering

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  beginning; start

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  foreword; preface; introduction

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  (in gagaku or noh) opening of a song

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Related Kanji

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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