JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 叙: "confer, relate, narrate"
The kanji 叙 means "confer, relate, narrate, describe". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョ in on'yomi and つい.ず, 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.ずついで
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 | confer, relate, narrate, describe |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1954 of 2,501 |
Common words with 叙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 叙述description; account; delineation; narration · (a) predicative; predication
- 叙勲conferring of decorations
- 叙事詩epic (poem); epic poetry
- 叙爵conferring a peerage
- 叙任investiture
- 叙するto relate; to narrate; to describe · to confer (a rank)
- 自叙伝autobiography
- 叙情lyricism; description of one's feelings
- 叙すto relate; to narrate; to describe · to confer (a rank)
- 叙事narration; description of things and facts
- 叙情詩lyric (poem); lyric poetry
- 叙景scenery; description
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