Jisho

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Words — 23 found

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. preface; introduction; preamble​
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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. foreword; preface; introduction​
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2. postscript​
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端書 【はしがき】、端書 【たんしょ】
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1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning​
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2. Introduction; Preface​Usually written using kana alone, as the section heading of a book, etc.
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始めに 【はじめに】
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1. preface; introduction​See also 前置き
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2. lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up​
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3. payment in advance (by bank transfer)​Abbreviation, See also 前振込み
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4. swinging (one's body) forward​
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前ふり 【まえふり】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. preface; introduction​
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1. foreword; preface; introduction​Only 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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1. pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature​Linguistics
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2. preface; introduction​
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枕言葉 【まくらことば】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. foreword; preface; introduction​
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1. foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions​
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言葉書き 【ことばがき】、詞書 【ことばがき】
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Noun, Suru verb
1. writing with the brush in one's mouth​
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2. foreword; preface​
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3. affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)​
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口書 【くちがき】
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1. order; ordering​
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2. beginning; start​
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3. foreword; preface; introduction​See 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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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
序
preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
On: ジョ
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Sentences — 4 found

  • jreibun/1923/2
      相手が
    • ふ触れて
    • いない
    • ようてん要点
    • について質問する際、
    • ついきゅう追及
    • するかのようなニュアンスを
    • やわ和らげる
    • ため、「私が
    • ききのが聞き逃して
    • しまったかもしれないのですが」と
    • まえお前置き
    • することがある。
    When asking about a point the other person hasn’t addressed, people sometimes preface the question with, “I may have missed this, but…” to soften the tone and avoid sounding as if they are pressing the issue. — Jreibun
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