序じょ章しょう

noun

preface; foreword; introductory chapter

Refers to the opening chapter of a book or a formal introductory section. Often used in literary or academic contexts.

• この本ほんの序じょ章しょうを読よめば、全ぜん体たいの構こう成せいがわかる。

noun

beginning; start

Figurative use for the initial stage of something, such as a project, era, or story. Less common than the literal book sense.

• これはまだ物もの語がたりの序じょ章しょうにすぎない。