7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally

Kun'yomi
  • opportunity ②order ③successor
  • opportunity ②order ③successor
On'yomi
  • ジョ
    order ②beginning ③foreword ④opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)
Nanori
  • つぐ

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジョ 99.7%
つい 0.3%

Character Breakdown

preface, beginning, order
ジョ つい.で ついで (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.) ②early stages
order ②procedure
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning") ②lowest division in sumo
preface ②beginning
curtain-raiser
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References

Unicode hex code 5E8F
JIS X 0208 1-29-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1502
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1607
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3065
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3803
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1945
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2639
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1594
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1720
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1342
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 507
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 507
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9253
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 710
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 770
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 784
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 638
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1258
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 734
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 670
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 953
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 583
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1608
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q4.4
Four corner code 0022.2
De Roo Code 553