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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 紹 has 11 strokes and appears in words for introducing people or information to others.
• Basic usage: 紹介 is read しょうかい, and 自己紹介 is read じこしょうかい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Giving and receiving an introduction
  • 新しい社員を紹介した means introduced the new employee.
  • を marks who or what is introduced.
  • 友人に近所の歯医者を紹介してもらった means received a referral to a nearby dentist from a friend.
  • With てもらう, に marks the person who provided the introduction.
• Introducing oneself
  • 一人ずつ自己紹介をした means introduced ourselves one by one.