叙 means “narrate, describe, confer”

じょ · jo

Also: relate

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ついず, ついで

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジョ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 9 strokes

The story

A hand (又) setting out what remains (余) in order: laying things down one after another. 叙述 is narration, 叙情 is lyricism, and 叙勲 is the conferring of state honors, the long lists printed in the news each spring and autumn.

Used in 叙述 (jojutsu, description/narration), 叙情 (jojou, lyricism), and 叙勲 (jokun, conferment of decorations)

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• 唄 song
• 韻 rhyme
• 喩 metaphor
• 彙 collection
• 楷 standard script
• 諧 harmony
• 響 echo
• 鈴 bell
• 俳 haiku
• 句 phrase

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