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preface, foreword, introduction
The introductory section at the beginning of a book, typically written by the author or another person.
序文を読んでから本文に進んだ。
I read the preface before proceeding to the main text.
著者が序文で執筆の動機を語っている。
The author talks about the motivation for writing in the preface.
有名な教授が序文を書いた。
A famous professor wrote the foreword.
USAGE: 序文 is used for academic books, novels, and other written works.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 序文を書く (to write a preface)
- 序文を読む (to read the preface)
BOOK STRUCTURE TERMS:
- 序文 / まえがき - preface, foreword
- 目次 - table of contents
- 本文 - main text
- 付録 - appendix
- あとがき - afterword
SIMILAR TERMS:
- まえがき - preface (less formal than 序文)
- はじめに - introduction (common in non-fiction)
- 緒言 - preface (formal, academic)
Related Words
Related:
付録 (appendix)