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初めて
はじめて
N5
adverb
Meanings
1
for the first time
2
only after ... is it ...
3
only when ... do you ...
4
not until ... do you ...
5
first time
6
(one's) first
Example sentence
初めてすしを食べました。
はじめて すしを たべました。
I ate sushi for the first time.
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Kanji in this word
初
First Time, Beginning
7 strokes
More words with
初
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
最初
Full entry on Jisho
さいしょ ·
beginning
N4
初め; 始め
はじめ ·
beginning
N5
書き初め
かきぞめ ·
first calligraphy of the year
初版
しょはん ·
first edition
N1
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