Word Meaning 序曲

じょきょく jokyoku

序曲 is read as じょきょく (jokyoku) and means overture.

Meaning

English

  1. overture
  2. prelude

Reading

Kana

じょきょく

Romaji

jokyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 終曲 Rank 9550 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ついで

successor

序文

じょぶん

preface

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

序の口

じょのくち

lowest division in sumo

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

序の口格

じょのくちかく

referee officiating the lowest division

序言

じょげん

foreword

Example Sentences

1

オーケストラがゆうめいなじょきょくをえんそうした。

The orchestra played a famous overture.