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長幼の序 (ちょうようのじょ) — hierarchy based on age | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
長幼の序

長幼の序

長ちょう幼ようの序じょ

hierarchy based on age

Kanji Vocab Culture & Traditions Family & Relationships21 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

ちょうようのじょ

Noun

1.

hierarchy based on age, custom of elders first

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Kanji that make up this word

なが.い・おさ…(8)

long・leader・superior・senior

おさな.い…(3)

infancy・childhood

つい.で・ついで…(2)

preface・beginning・order・precedence・occasion…(2)

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