緒
緒 — Thong
thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap
On’yomiショ (sho)
On’yomiチョ (cho)
Kun’yomiお (o)
Kun’yomiいとぐち (itoguchi)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 緒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together; one lump; one mixture |
| 緒 | お o | cord; strap; thong |
| 情緒 | じょうちょ joucho | emotion; feeling; atmosphere |
| 一緒に | いっしょに isshoni | together (with); at the same time; in one lump |
| 端緒 | たんしょ tansho | start; beginning; first step |
| 内緒 | ないしょ naisho | secrecy; confidentiality; privacy |
Study notes
緒 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #952 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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