序
KANJI DETAIL
order · preface
On readingじょ7 strokesN2
Radical 广 · shelterStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 序.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- じょ
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
序relates to order or a preface; its on-reading isじょ. - Basic usage:
順序(じゅんじょ)means order or sequence, while序文(じょぶん)means a preface.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A sequence of actions and a book's preface
発表する順序means the order of presentations.順序describes the sequence for assembling parts or for people to present.序文is text before the main body that explains matters such as the purpose of the book. It names a part of a book, unlike the sequence of actions expressed by順序.