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最初: beginning

最初さいしょ saisho

beginning; first
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Example sentences

Please introduce yourself first.

The first god to appear in Takamagahara was Ame-no-minakanushi.

From the lesson 古事記と天地のはじまり

However, the first child born to them, called Hiruko, was not well formed, so they put it on a boat and set it adrift on the sea.

From the lesson イザナギとイザナミの国生み

First came Awaji, then Shikoku, Oki, Kyushu, Iki, Tsushima, and Sado, and last of all Honshu.

From the lesson イザナギとイザナミの国生み

The poem that begins with the words “Yakumo tatsu,” which he sang there, is said to be the first waka.

From the lesson ヤマタノオロチ

The first envoy, Ame-no-hohi, ended up serving Ōkuninushi and did not come back to heaven.

From the lesson 国譲り

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