Jisho

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Words — 23 found

Noun
1. order; ordering
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2. beginning; start
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3. foreword; preface; introductionSee also 序文
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4. opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)See also 序破急
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1. preface; foreword; introduction
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叙文 【じょぶん】
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叙文: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter
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2. beginning; start
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1. overture; prelude
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2. OvertureOverture in music is the term originally applied to the i... Read more
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1. opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)
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2. early stages; initial phase; outset
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. curtain-raiser; prologue
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1. the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")Only applies to 序の口
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2. lowest division in sumoSumo
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序ノ口 【じょのくち】
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1. artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
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2. Jo-ha-kyūJo-ha-kyū is a concept of modulation and movement applied... Read more
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1. foreword; preface; introductionOnly applies to じょし
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2. prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
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3. Jokotoba, literally meaning "preface word", is a figure of speech... Read more
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序詞 【じょことば】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. ordinal number
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1. referee officiating the second lowest divisionSumo
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. foreword; preface; introduction
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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
On: ジョ
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Sentences — 1 found

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      高校の
    • こぶん古文
    • の授業で「
    • つれづれぐさ徒然草
    • 」の
    • じょだん序段
    • を習い、興味を持ったので、図書室で
    • げんだいごやくつ現代語訳付き
    • の解説書を借りてきて、自分で読んでみた。
    I studied the first passage of Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness, a collecrtion of essays written by Yoshida Kenkō between 1330 and 1332) in my high school Japanese classics class and I became interested in it, so I borrowed a commentary book with a modern translation from the library and read it on my own time. Jreibun
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Names — 6 found

じょい 【序依】
Female given name
1. Joi
じょこく 【序克】
Unclassified name
1. Jokoku
じょほんくつ 【序品窟】
Place
1. Johonkutsu
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