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Kanji Detail for 緒 - "beginning, thread, clue"

緒

  • Meaning

    緒 means "beginning, thread, clue."

    1. Beginning - The start of something.

    2. Thread - The end of a string.

    3. Clue - A hint that leads to understanding.

  • Words using 緒

    • 一緒 いっしょ Listen (doing) together; one lump; one mixture
    • 情緒 じょうちょ Listen emotion; feeling; atmosphere
    • 端緒 たんしょ Listen start; beginning; first step
    • 由緒 ゆいしょ Listen history; pedigree; lineage
    • 内緒 ないしょ Listen secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
    • 一緒に いっしょに Listen together (with); at the same time; in one lump

  • Four-character idioms with 緒

    • 千緒万端 せんしょばんたん Listen all sorts of things; all manner of affairs
    • 情緒纏綿 じょうしょてんめん Listen tender sentiments; being overcome with emotions; having a tender feeling (for a person)
    • 異国情緒 いこくじょうちょ Listen exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

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    • Verified meaning: beginning, thread, clue
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いと, おさち)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 緒

    Given names 緒(いと)Listen

    Surnames 緒(おさち)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap; mental or emotional state

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    end of thread; thread

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    beginnings; clues; mental state; thread

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mental state; thread, clue

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The end of silk thread. Those who sort silk must find its end. Hence when matters are cleared up it is called 就緒. Using sorting silk as a metaphor for handling affairs. Such as complicated matters are also called 千頭萬緒 (thousands of threads and myriads of ends). | Affairs that continue to progress. With a traceable system are also called 緒. Such as achievements are called 功緒. Lineage is called 宗緒. | Train of thought. Such as state of mind is called 意緒. Meaning the mind has thoughts. The more drawn out, the more comes out. Like drawing silk. Also 情緒 (mood), 愁緒 (melancholy). Same meaning. | Remainder. 緒 is originally the end of silk. Hence remaining is called 緒餘. Seen in (Zhuangzi). Also 緒言, 緒論 (introduction). Also this meaning. Now also calling a book's preface 緒言. Meaning listing the main points. Like sorting silk by drawing the threads.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    cho(チョ) チョ

    sho(ショ) ショ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    itoguchi(いとぐち) いとぐち

    o(お) お

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    beginning thread clue continuity cord heart strap bond connection hint knot lead line link onset origin start string commence

Sentences including 緒

  • I wish i could go with you today.

  • Along with his children he fled the country.

  • I never felt at ease in my father's company.

  • I'd like to go with you , but as it is i can't.

  • I live with my parents.

  • She lost her temper along with me.

  • I went there in private.

  • Would you like to go shopping with me?

  • Will you join me for a drink?

  • We had always been close.

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