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始発
しはつ
N1
noun
Meanings
1
first train
2
first departure (of the day)
3
first bus
4
departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
Example sentence
あなたは始発電車に間にあいましたか。
Did you catch the first train?
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 始発 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
始
Commence, Begin
8 strokes
発
Departure, Discharge, Publish
9 strokes
More words with
始
開始
かいし ·
start
N3
始まり
はじまり ·
origin
N3
終始
しゅうし ·
from beginning to end
N1
年始
ねんし ·
beginning of the year
始末
しまつ ·
disposal
N1
Full entry on Jisho
始め
はじめ ·
beginning
原始
げんし ·
origin
N2
～始める
～はじめる ·
to start doing ~
N4
More words with
発
発展
はってん ·
development
N3
反発
はんぱつ ·
repelling
N1
発表
はっぴょう ·
announcement
N3
開発
かいはつ ·
development
N1
発言
はつげん ·
utterance
N1
発行
はっこう ·
issue (publications)
N3
発見
はっけん ·
discovery
N3
発売
はつばい ·
sale
N2
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