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; PrefaceUsually 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; introductionSee 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; introductionOnly applies to じょし
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2. prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
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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 literatureLinguistics
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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; 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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Kanji — 1 found

4.2164952200937815
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 — 3 found

  • 102972
    • かれ
    • まえお前置き
    • として
    • すこし
    • はな話した
    He said a few words by way of preface. Tatoeba
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