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初めて (はじめて) — for the first time | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

初めて

はじめて

N5

adverb

Meanings

1for the first time
2only after ... is it ...
3only when ... do you ...
4not until ... do you ...
5first 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, Beginning7 strokes

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