Today’s #kanji is 緒, which is listed under its semantic element of #いとへん（糸）, which suggests a connection with fiber or textile. 緒 was originally written as 緖 and 者（者） is its phonetic element though 緖 and 者 don’t share a sound in Japanese.
Meaning: an end of a thread, the beginning
Reading: ショ、チョ、お
緒言（ショゲン/チョゲン）: an introduction, an introductory chapter; a preface, a foreword
緒戦（ショセン/チョセン）: the beginning of a war, an early stage in a match
緒論（ショロン/チョロン）: an introduction, an introductory part
一緒（イッショ）: one lump, one mixture, nondiscrimination
内緒（ナイショ）: secrecy, privacy
由緒（ユイショ）: a history, an origin
情緒（ジョウチョ/ジョウショ）: emotion, feeling, atmosphere, spirit
心緒（シンチョ/シンショ）: emotion, the mind
緒（チョ/ショ）: the beginning, the inception
緒（お）: a cord, a strap, a tape; a koto string
へその緒（お）: an umbilical cord
- いとへん
