初

first time, beginning

7 strokes JLPT N3 Old JLPT 2 Grade 4

On-yomi (音読み, Chinese-origin)

ショ

Kun-yomi (訓読み, native Japanese)

はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Minna no Nihongo words using 初 3

Every vocabulary entry from the Minna no Nihongo I textbook that contains 初, grouped by lesson. Click a word to see its reading, meaning, and audio pronunciation.

Lesson 1 1 word

初(はじ)めまして。 How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the first time. Usually used as the first phrase when introducing oneself.)

Lesson 12 1 word

初(はじ)めて for the first time

Lesson 20 1 word

初(はじ)め the beginning