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緒

緒 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 糸の端、いとぐち。
  2. 物事の始まり、きっかけ。
  3. つなぐもの、つなぎ。
  4. (日本)つなぐ紐。お。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「糸」+音符「者」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショJHS
  • チョJHS
Kun (native)
  • おJHS
  • いとぐち
Nanori (used in names)
  • ほ
Other languages
  • 拼音xu4
  • 한글seo
  • Hán-ViệtTự

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7DD2

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸者

Words using this kanji

  • 緒おいとぐちのこと。cord, strap, thong, string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
  • 緒戦しょせん合戦などで端緒となる戦い。 最初の試合。初戦。beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
  • 緒しょいとぐちのこと。beginning, inception
  • 緒作しょさくvarious works
  • 緒論しょろん「序論」に同じ。introduction, preface
  • 緒言しょげん論説、言説の糸口。 前書き。序文。プロローグ。foreword, preface
  • 緒締めおじめstring-fastener, drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
  • 緒につくしょにつくto be started, to get underway

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(53 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-8
Four Corner
2496.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a8.3
Heisig
1444
Nelson
3557