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[じょ()·ぶん()]
jobun
noun, no adjective

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[じょ()·ぶん()]
jobun

English Meaning(s) for 序文

noun, no adjective
  1. preface; foreword; introduction

Definition and Synonyms for 序文

Prolusion a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Synonyms: ついで, はがき, 冒頭, 前文, 前書, 前書き, 巻頭言, , 序文, 序言, 序詞, 序説, 序論, 端書き, 緒言, 緒論, 自序
Introduction a basic or elementary instructional text
Synonyms: ついで, はがき, イントロ, イントロダクション, 冒頭, 前文, 前書, 前書き, 前置, 前置き, 前説, 前説, 口書き, 導入, 導入部, , 序文, 序章, 序言, 序詞, 序説, 序論, 手ほどき, 手引き, 書き出し, 書き出す, 案内書, 概論, 汎論, 端書き, 総論, 緒言, 緒論, 首題

Meanings for each kanji in 序文

» preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally
» sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)

Categories 序文 is a member of

Introduction the first section of a communication
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Textbook a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
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Sample Sentences for 序文

How does the preface run?
In the introduction, the author is stating as follows.
He wrote a fine preface to the play.
This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.

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