Kanji

序

序

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

广部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ついで, ついで

Nanori (Name Reading)

つき, つぎ, つぐ, つね, のぶ, ひさし

Common Readings

ジョ

Example sentences

秩序 ちつじょ
混乱した社会に秩序を取り戻す必要がある。

It is necessary to restore order to the chaotic society.

安寧 あんねい
我々は社会の安寧と秩序を維持する責任がある。

We have a responsibility to maintain the peace and order of society.

順序 じゅんじょ
物事には順序がある。

There is an order to things.

皇位継承 こういけいしょう
新しい法律は、皇位継承の順序を明確に定めている。

The new law clearly defines the order of imperial succession.

序盤 じょばん
試合の序盤で、エースが怪我をしてしまった。

In the early stage of the match, the ace got injured.

伏線 ふくせん
物語の終盤で、序盤の伏線が見事に回収された。

At the end of the story, the foreshadowing from the beginning was brilliantly resolved.

序 じょ
物語の序盤は少し退屈だったが、後半は非常に面白くなった。

The beginning of the story was a bit boring, but the second half became very interesting.

破 は
序破急の「破」は、物語の展開が加速する部分だ。

The 'Ha' in Jo-ha-kyu is the part where the story's development accelerates.

Example Vocabulary

秩序

ちつじょ

order; discipline; public order; system

順序

じゅんじょ

order; sequence; procedure

序列

じょれつ

序盤

じょばん

opening stage; initial phase

無秩序

むちつじょ

序の口

じょのくち

序章

じょしょう

序

じょ

preface; beginning; order; sequence

順序立てる

じゅんじょだてる

年功序列

ねんこうじょれつ

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