序の口

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 5
くち
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ no̞ kɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

(じょ)(くち) • (jo no kuchi

  1. (just the) beginning, start; used to indicate that something will develop in the future
    まだほんの(じょ)(くち)なんだ。
    Mada honno jonokuchi nanda.
    This is still just the beginning.
  2. (sumo) the lowest rank of sumo wrestlers