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初 kanji — First Time, Beginning | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle
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初
First Time, Beginning
7 strokes
N3
On readings 音読み
しょ
Kun readings 訓読み
はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
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Words using 初
初め; 始め
はじめ
beginning
N5
初めて
はじめて
for the first time
N5
最初
さいしょ
beginning
N4
初～
しょ～
first ~
N2
初旬
しょじゅん
first 10 days of the month
N2
初歩
しょほ
elements
N2
初めに
はじめに
to begin with
N2
初級
しょきゅう
elementary level
N2
初版
しょはん
first edition
N1
初耳
はつみみ
something heard for the first time
N1
書き初め
かきぞめ
first calligraphy of the year
月初め
つきはじめ
beginning of the month
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