はじ (hatsu)

first, new, beginning (in terms of time passage)

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

(はつ, hatsu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “first, new, beginning (in terms of time passage)”.

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Example sentences 12

はじめは 上手うまくできませんでした。

I couldn't do it well at first.

はじめに 会長かいちょう挨拶あいさつした。

First was the president's greeting.

生まれて初めて刺身を食べた。

I ate sashimi for the first time in my life.

一歳になって初めて歩き出した。

He started to walk only after he became a year old.