confer, relate, narrate, describe
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジョ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つい.ず
- ついで
About this kanji
The kanji 叙 (ジョ) primarily means to confer, relate, narrate, or describe. It's often used as a noun in compounds. For example, 叙勲 (じょくん) refers to the conferring of decorations, like medals; 叙情 (じょじょう) means lyricism, a term often seen in poetry; and 自叙伝 (じじょでん) means autobiography, which is a personal account of one’s life. This kanji emphasizes the idea of telling or sharing stories and experiences. In everyday usage, it's usually found in formal contexts, especially when discussing honors or literary works.
Example sentences
彼は評価を叙述した。
He described the evaluation.
Meanings across languages
- English
- confer, relate, narrate, describe
- Tiếng Việt
- ban, liên quan, kể lại, miêu tả
- 日本語
- 叙述, 関係する, 語る, 描写する
- 한국어
- 주다, 관계하다, 서술하다, 묘사하다
- 中文
- 授予, 叙述, 叙述, 描述
- id
- melaporkan
- th
- บรรยาย
- es
- relatar
- fr
- relater
- de
- berichten
- pt
- relatar
Common compounds
- 叙勲じょくんconferring of decorations
- 叙情じょじょうlyricism, description of one's feelings
- 自叙伝じじょでんautobiography
- 叙事詩じょじしepic (poem), epic poetry
- 叙述じょじゅつdescription, account, delineation
- 叙利亜シリアSyria
- 叙位じょいinvestiture
- 叙景じょけいscenery, description
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