KANJI
序
prologue
order, sequence, preface, beginning
Kun'yomi
つい
On'yomi
じょ
Example sentences
小説の序文を読むことで、作者の意図がより深く理解できた。
By reading the preface of the novel, I was able to understand the author's intentions more deeply.
このプロジェクトは序盤から多くの困難を伴い、今後の道のりも決して平坦ではない。
This project has been accompanied by many difficulties from its opening stage, and the path ahead is certainly not smooth.
あの紛争は、後の世界大戦の悲劇的な序章にすぎなかったのかもしれない。
That conflict might have been nothing more than a tragic prologue to the later World War.
Practice exercises
1
序
Answer
じょ
2
序
Answer
prologueprefaceintroduction
3
序章
prologue; opening chapter
Answer
じょしょう
4
序曲
overture; prelude
Answer
じょきょく
5
序論
introduction; preface
Answer
じょろん
6
順序
order; sequence; procedure
Answer
じゅんじょ