Moto 序: Preface; Beginning; OrderKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジョ
- Kun'yomi
- つい(で)、ついで
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 117 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジョ)
- 秩序ちつじょorder; discipline
- 序盤じょばんthe opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)
- 序列じょれつrank; ranking order
- 年功序列ねんこうじょれつseniority by length of service
- 順序じゅんじょorder; sequence
- 無秩序むちつじょdisorder; chaos
- 公序こうじょpublic order; public policy
- 公序良俗こうじょりょうぞくpublic order and morals; social standards
- 序の口じょのくちthe beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")
- 序二段じょにだんjonidan (second lowest) division
- 序幕じょまくcurtain-raiser; prologue
- 序文じょぶんpreface; foreword
- 序曲じょきょくoverture; prelude
- 序章じょしょうprologue; preface
- 序説じょせつintroduction
- トラバーサル順序トラバーサルじゅんじょtraversal sequence
- パケット順序制御パケットじゅんじょせいぎょpacket sequencing
- メッセージ順序完全性メッセージじゅんじょかんぜんせいmessage sequence integrity
- 世界秩序せかいちつじょworld order
- 作用機序さようきじょmechanism of action (e.g. drug); mode of action
- 全順序ぜんじゅんじょtotal order (relation)
- 公の秩序おおやけのちつじょpublic order; public policy
- 半順序集合はんじゅんじょしゅうごうpartially ordered set; poset
- 単一型順序列型たんいつがたじゅんじょれつがたsequence-of type
- 反射的半順序はんしゃてきはんじゅんじょreflexive partial ordering
- 可視化順序かしかじゅんじょimaging order
- 固有の大小順序こゆうのだいしょうじゅんじょnative collating sequence
- 国際秩序こくさいちつじょinternational order
- 大小順序だいしょうじゅんじょcollating sequence
- 子順序番号こじゅんじょばんごうchild-sequence-number
- 安寧秩序あんねいちつじょpeace and order; law and order
- 実行順序じっこうじゅんじょexecution order; execution sequence
- 層序そうじょsuccession of strata; stratigraphy
- 層序学そうじょがくstratigraphy
- 年功序列制度ねんこうじょれつせいどthe seniority system
- 序の口格じょのくちかくreferee officiating the lowest division
- 序二段格じょにだんかくreferee officiating the second lowest division
- 序奏じょそうintroduction
- 序数じょすうordinal number
- 序数詞じょすうしordinal numeral; ordinal number
- 序次じょじorder; sequence
- 序歯じょしarranging seats by seniority
- 序盤戦じょばんせんearly stages (of a game); opening phase
- 序破急じょはきゅうartistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
- 序言じょげんforeword; preface
- 序詞じょしforeword; preface
- 序論じょろんintroduction; preface
- 序開きじょびらきbeginnings; origins
- 庠序しょうじょschool
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 序ついでopportunity; occasion
- 序でついでopportunity; occasion
- 序でについでにincidentally; taking the opportunity
- 事の序でことのついでtake the opportunity to (do something else)
- 序でがあるついでがあるto have occasion to do
- 序でが有るついでがあるto have occasion to do
- 序でながらついでながらincidentally; taking the opportunity
- 序ながらついでながらincidentally; taking the opportunity
- 序についでにincidentally; taking the opportunity
Other readings
- 序ノ口じょのくちthe beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")
- 序ノ口格じょのくちかくreferee officiating the lowest division
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