叙
叙·confer, relate, narrate
- On-yomi
- ジョ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叙述 | じょじゅつ | description; narration |
| 叙情 | じょじょう | lyricism |
| 自叙伝 | じじょでん | autobiography |
| 叙勲 | じょくん | conferring of a decoration |
Example sentences
事件の経過を時間の順に叙述する。
じけんのけいかをじかんのじゅんにじょじゅつする。
The course of the incident is described in chronological order.
彼の詩はとても叙情的だ。
かれのしはとてもじょじょうてきだ。
His poetry is highly lyrical.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 叙情 is lyric (feeling); 叙事 is epic (events)
- 自叙伝 is じじょでん, not じじょうでん
Memory aid
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余 with the hand 又: setting things out one by one in order — narrating, or conferring ranks in order.
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