序 じょ Meanings Noun order; ordering beginning; start foreword; preface; introduction See also: 序文 (じょぶん). opening of a song (in gagaku or noh) See also: 序破急 (じょはきゅう). Kanji 序 opening. Read as ジョ. Words containing 序 序盤 (じょばん) early stages 花序 (かじょ) inflorescence 秩序 (ちつじょ) order And 102 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists