じょ
序
ぶん
文

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. preface, foreword, introduction.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
序
ぶん
文
 序文 じょぶん ✔
じょ
叙
ぶん
文
 叙文 じょぶん

Contained Kanji 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)
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)