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初場所

はつばしょ

noun

Meanings

1New Year's Tournament (held in Tokyo in January)

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning7 strokes 場Location, Place12 strokes 所Place, Extent8 strokes

More words with 初

初～しょ～ · first ~N2 最初さいしょ · beginningN4 初はつ · first 当初とうしょ · beginning 初日しょにち · first day 初期

Full entry on Jisho

しょき · early days

初代しょだい · first generation

初戦しょせん · first match (in a series)

More words with 場

場所ばしょ · placeN4 会場かいじょう · venueN4 工場こうば · factoryN3 市場しじょう · (the) market (as a concept)N1 立場たちば · standpointN3 劇場げきじょう · theaterN3 市場いちば · marketN3 工場こうじょう · factoryN4