first time, beginning

  • JLPT N3
  • 7 strokes
  • Grade 4
  • Radical 刀
  • #152 most frequent

Counting

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ショ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

初名しょめい基重もとしげ

His original name was Motoshige (

初代の次男。

The second son of the first generation.

初秋の季語。

It is a seasonal word used in early autumn.「