JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 序: "preface, beginning, order"
The kanji 序 means "preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョ in on'yomi and つい.で, ついで in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つい.でついで
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1160 of 2,501 |
Common words with 序
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 序でにwhile (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as)
- 序でopportunity; occasion; chance · order; sequence
- 秩序order; discipline; regularity; system
- 順序order; sequence · procedure
- 序盤opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.) · early stages; initial phase; outset
- 序列rank; ranking order; hierarchy
- 無秩序disorder; chaos; confusion
- 序order; ordering · beginning; start
- 序の口the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning") · lowest division in sumo
- 序章preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter · beginning; start
- 序文preface; foreword; introduction
- 公序良俗public order and morals; social standards; public policy
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