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Jiten frequency #112JLPT N3Grade 4Kanken Level 7WaniKani Level 11RTKKLC Volume 5TMW Student7 strokes

Meanings

first time, beginning

On'yomi

ショ

Kun'yomi

はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Reading usage

Most common words using this kanji

初(はじ)めてfor the first time #253最(さい)初(しょ)beginning #302初(はつ)first #2425初(はじ)めbeginning #3023初(しょ)日(にち)first day #3941当(とう)初(しょ)beginning #3947初(しょ)対(たい)面(めん)first meeting #4219初(はじ)めましてnice to meet you #5174生(う)まれて初(はじ)めてfor the first time in one's life #5270初(はじ)めからfrom the beginning #6054初(はつ)耳(みみ)something heard for the first time #6062初(しょ)心(しん)者(しゃ)beginner #6978初(はつ)恋(こい)first love #7178初(しょ)期(き)early days #7630初(はじ)めはat first #9684初(しょ)代(だい)first generation #11305初(うい)々(うい)しい(young and) innocent #11542初(はつ)体(たい)験(けん)first experience (of something) #12908最(さい)初(しょ)で最(さい)後(ご)first and last (time, chance, etc.) #14144初(しょ)回(かい)first time #15099

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