初
First Time, Beginning JLPT N3
7 strokes · school grade 4 · frequency rank #152
Meaning
First Time, Beginning
Readings
On’yomiショ sho
Kun’yomiはじ.め hajime、はじ.めて hajimete、はつ hatsu、はつ- hatsu、うい- ui、-そ.める someru、-ぞ.め zome
Radical
Components
Example sentences
- 翌朝になって初めて大陸が見えた。Not until the following morning did we see land.
- 我々の最初の攻撃で敵は逃走した。After our first attack, the enemy fled.
- 彼らは５月の初めに大阪に着いた。They arrived in Osaka at the beginning of May.
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