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緒

thong
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingショ、チョ
Kun readingお、いとぐち
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. thongRtK
  2. beginning
  3. cord
  4. end
  5. inception
  6. mental or emotional state
  7. strap
  1. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

Popular Usage

一緒

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk纟variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · someone · puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1444

Compound words

一緒いっしょ
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same category; the same
緒戦しょせん
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
端緒たんしょ
start; beginning; first step; clue
内緒ないしょ
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
由緒ゆいしょ
history; pedigree; lineage
情緒じょうちょ
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
一緒にいっしょに
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
下緒さげお
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi
緒作しょさく
various works
飾緒しょくしょ
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
筈緒はずお
hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
下げ緒さげお
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi
前鼻緒まえはなお
sandal or clog strap
臍の緒へそのお
umbilical cord
一緒くたいっしょくた
jumble
四つの緒よつのお
4-stringed biwa (Oriental lute)
情緒纒綿じょうしょてんめん
tender sentiments
半臂の緒はんぴのお
decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi
一緒にするいっしょにする
to do together
情緒不安定じょうちょふあんてい
emotional instability
堪忍袋の緒が切れるかんにんぶくろのおがきれる
to be out of patience
勝って兜の緒を締めよかってかぶとのおをしめよ
do not let your guard down after a victory

Kun Reading Examples

勝って兜の緒を締めよ。お
You must keep up your guard even after a victory.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は夫人を一緒につれてきた。
He was accompanied by his wife.tatoeba
彼は彼女と一緒に行った。
He went along with her.tatoeba
彼は同僚と一緒にその計画を作った。
He made the plan along with his colleagues.tatoeba
彼は孫と一緒のときが一番楽しそうだ。
He is happiest when he is with his grandchildren.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 緒

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