緒 Kanji for beginning

N3–N2Grade 814 strokes

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

Kun: お、いとぐち
On: ショ、チョ

緒 is the Japanese kanji for beginning, thong, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state. It is written with 14 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is お、いとぐち and its on reading is ショ、チョ.

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Words with 緒

緒おcord, strap, thong
一いっ緒しょ(doing) together
情じょう緒ちょemotion, feeling
由ゆい緒しょhistory, pedigree, lineage
端たん緒しょstart, beginning, first step
内ない緒しょsecrecy, confidentiality, privacy

Practice 緒 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.