序
じょ
- order; ordering n
- beginning; start n
- foreword; preface; introduction n
- opening of a song (in gagaku or noh) n
Kanji
序
ジョ
つい.で • ついで
preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally
Synonyms
序文
じょぶん
- preface; foreword; introduction n adj-no
序破急
じょはきゅう
- artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end) n