序 — kanji meaning “preface”
序
preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
- Meanings
- preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
- On'yomi
- ジョ (jo)
- Kun'yomi
- つい.で、ついで
- Name readings
- つぐ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1160 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 53
- Chinese reading
- xù — Chinese character page
Words with 序
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秩序 | ちつじょ chitsujo | order; discipline; regularity |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ junjo | order; sequence |
| 序盤 | じょばん joban | opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.) |
| 序曲 | じょきょく jokyoku | overture; prelude |
| 序列 | じょれつ joretsu | rank; ranking order; hierarchy |
| 序文 | じょぶん jobun | preface; foreword; introduction |
| 無秩序 | むちつじょ muchitsujo | disorder; chaos; confusion |
| 序で | ついで tsuide | opportunity; occasion; chance |
| 年功序列 | ねんこうじょれつ nenkoujoretsu | seniority by length of service |
| 序章 | じょしょう joshou | preface; foreword; introduction |
| 序説 | じょせつ josetsu | introduction |
| 公序良俗 | こうじょりょうぞく koujoryouzoku | public order and morals; social standards; public policy |
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