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初
First, Beginning
はじ.め (haji-me), はじ.めて (hajimete), はつ (hatsu), うい (ui)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Japanese has many words beginning with 初 that highlight a person's first experience: 初恋(はつこい) is first love, 初雪(はつゆき) is the first snow of the season, and 初売り(はつうり) refers to the first sales of the New Year.
Memory Trick
“🔪The BLADE (刀) is very HAPPY to cut its FIRST bread!” — 初 = FIRST / BEGINNING
Readings
Onyomi: ショ (sho)
Kunyomi: はじ.め (haji-me), はじ.めて (hajimete), はつ (hatsu), うい (ui)
Example Words
最初
さいしょ (saisho)
Beginning, First
初めて
はじめて (hajimete)
For the first time
初日
しょにち (shonichi)
First day
初心者
しょしんしゃ (shoshinsha)
Beginner
Example Sentence
私は 初めて 日本へ 行きました。
わたしは はじめて にほんへ いきました。
watashi wa hajimete Nihon e ikimashita
I went to Japan for the first time.