じょ

noun

Linguistics terminology.
  1. sandhi.
  2. renjō, morphological change of an initial syllable of the second kanji under the influence of the historical coda of the first kanji in a word. E.g. いんえん(因縁) → いんねん.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
連声 れんじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take along, lead, join
レン つ.れる つら.なる (4th, N3)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
voice
こえ セイ こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (5th, N1)
corpse, (尸 variant)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)