Word Meaning 序の口

じょのくち jo no kuchi

序の口 is read as じょのくち (jo no kuchi) and means lowest division in sumo.

Meaning

English

  1. lowest division in sumo
  2. the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning")

Reading

Kana

じょのくち

Romaji

jo no kuchi

Writing Variants

  • 序ノ口 じょのくち jo no kuchi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 21873 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

序の口格

じょのくちかく

referee officiating the lowest division

ついで

successor

序文

じょぶん

preface

序曲

じょきょく

overture

序説

じょせつ

introduction

序幕

じょまく

curtain-raiser

序盤

じょばん

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)

序列

じょれつ

rank

序二段

じょにだん

jonidan (second lowest) division

序章

じょしょう

beginning

序二段格

じょにだんかく

referee officiating the second lowest division

序言

じょげん

foreword