# 緒 — cord; beginning

緒 means “cord; beginning”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ショ (sho), チョ (cho). Kun'yomi: お (o).

- Meaning: cord; beginning
- On'yomi: ショ (sho), チョ (cho)
- Kun'yomi: お (o)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Links & order

## How to remember 緒

Parts: 糸 thread · 者 someone

## Don't confuse it with

[紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Links & order” set

[介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/) · [類](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sort/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [絡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/entwine/) · [依](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/depend-on/) · [互](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reciprocal/) · [緒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/) · [較](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contrast/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/. Last updated 2026-11-01.