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緒

Kanji 緒: meaning "Thong, Beginning, Inception", readings, stroke order

The kanji 緒 means "Thong, Beginning, Inception". On'yomi: ショ、チョ; kun'yomi: お. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Thong, Beginning, Inception
On'yomi
ショチョ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
お
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
緖 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 緒

  • 一緒 いっしょ — together
  • 端緒 たんしょ — Starting point / beginning
  • 内緒 ないしょ — secrecy, privacy, secret
  • 情緒 じょうちょ — emotion, feeling
  • 情緒 じょうしょ — emotion, feeling

Stroke order · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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