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序 = 予 + 广

序 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “preface”. It is built from 予 (beforehand) and 广 (cave). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1720.

Keyword
preface
RTK frame
1720
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つい.で, ついで
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
предисловие
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
序 series

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 予 beforehand
  2. 广 cave

How to find 序 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “beforehand” + “cave”. 序 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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