漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
緒: thong, beginning
Also: inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
JLPT N314 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 者 gives the sound
14 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ショsho · on'yomi · in compounds
- 由緒ゆいしょlineage, history, pedigree
- 一緒いっしょtogether
- 内緒ないしょsecrecy, secret
- 端緒たんしょ/たんちょclue, start, beginning
チョcho · on'yomi
- 情緒じょうちょemotion, feeling
おo · kun'yomi · on its own
- 臍の緒へそのおumbilical cord
- 鼻緒はなおgeta strap, sandal strap
Also read いとぐち, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
者
Also built on someone (者)
緒 takes the 者 family's reading, ショ (sho).
Also read チョ
4 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side緒 thong · 者
vs練 practice · 東In ChineseSimplified 绪 · traditional 緖 · xù
Three different forms: Japanese 緒, simplified 绪, traditional 緖.
- Simplified
- 绪 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 緖 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xù most common reading
False friend. Chinese also has a character 緒 (xù), but it is a different word. The Chinese for this kanji is 绪 (simplified) or 緖 (traditional).
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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