緒
ショ, チョ, お, いとぐち, ほ
thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap
JLPT3 G7 S14 F952
As per 者# (pile) + 糸 thread → threads piled on a spool → *link*; *preface*; *cord* → *beginning/end*; *protruding part of an object* (← tip of spooled thread) → *clue*; *continuum* (← tip that leads to the center or core).
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