緒

JLPT N3

Beginning, cord

Readings

On’yomi: ショ (sho)

Kun’yomi: お (o)

• お – cord, string, beginning, clue

Structure

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Vocabulary

一緒

いっしょ

together

由緒

ゆいしょ

origin

端緒

たんしょ

beginning

情緒

じょうちょ

emotion

緒戦

しょせん

opening battle

Example Sentences

一緒に行きます。

いっしょにいきます。

We go together.

由緒ある家です。

ゆいしょあるいえです。

It is a house with history.

事件の端緒です。

じけんのたんしょです。

It is the beginning of the case.

情緒があります。

じょうちょがあります。

There is emotion.

緒戦に勝ちます。

しょせんにかちます。

They win the opening match.

Cultural Note

🎎 緒 carries a gentle, poetic nuance in Japanese culture — symbolizing the threads that connect people, stories, and feelings.
• The phrase 一緒 (together) is used daily, expressing companionship and harmony.
• In classical literature, 情緒 (emotion, sentiment) reflects the depth and sensitivity of Japanese aesthetics.
• The thread imagery of 緒 also ties into traditional crafts like 和紐 (Japanese cords) used in kimonos and tea ceremonies, representing connection and beauty in subtlety.