序詞

See also: 序词

Chinese

order; sequence; preface word; phrase; classical Chinese poem
trad. (序詞)
simp. (序词)
anagram 詞序词序

Pronunciation


Noun

序詞

  1. foreword; preface; prologue

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 5
ことば
Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi

Compound of (jo, beginning) +‎ 言葉 (kotoba, words). The second kanji is an example of jukujikun.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょとば [jòkóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ko̞to̞ba̠]

Noun

(じょ)(ことば) • (jokotoba

  1. A monotone prologue with fragmentary samisen accompaniment, used in 浄瑠璃 (Jōruri, a type of puppet theater) and other performance types.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 5

Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 序詞 / 序词 (zjoX zi, literally series; preface + words).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょ [jòshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɕi]

Noun

(じょ)() • (joshi

  1. foreword, preface, prologue

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN