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初: first

first; beginning
7 strokesElementary · Grade 4 (7級)in 63 words here

Readings

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はじめ・はじめて・はつ・はつ・うい・そめる

初めて(はじめて) "for the first time"; 初め(はじめ) "beginning". はつ in 初雪(はつゆき); しょ in 最初(さいしょ), 初心者(しょしんしゃ).

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Key words

初めてはじめてfor the first time
最初さいしょfirst; beginning
初雪はつゆきfirst snow of the season
初心者しょしんしゃbeginner
初日しょにちfirst day

Example sentences

I rode the train alone for the first time.

This morning the first snow of this winter fell.

This class is for beginners.

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