Kanji
初
Meaning in Englishfirst time, beginning, première fois
ReadingsAnimated kanji stroke order
Portuguese
primeira vez, começo, estreia fois
Spanish
primera vez, comienzo, estreno fois
Korean
처음, 처음, 처음의 시간
French
première fois, début, première fois
Italian
prima volta, inizio, première fois
German
erstes Mal, Anfang, Premiere
Indonesian
pertama kali, permulaan, tayangan perdana
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Vietnamese
lần đầu tiên, bắt đầu, buổi ra mắt fois
Thai
ครั้งแรก, การเริ่มต้น, รอบปฐมทัศน์
Kanji
Related kanji
N3
刻
koku / kiza.mu, kiza.mi
engrave, cut fine, chop
N2
刷
satsu / su.ru, -zu.ri, -zuri, ha.ku
printing, print, brush
N1
刹
sechi, setsu, satsu
temple
N5
前
zen / mae, -mae
in front, before, devant
N2
刊
kan
publish, carve, engrave
N2
則
soku / notto.ru
rule, follow, based on
N1
削
saku / kezu.ru, hatsu.ru, so.gu
plane, sharpen, whittle
N3
分
bun, fun, bu / wa.keru, wa.ke, wa.kareru, wa.karu, wa.katsu
part, minute of time, segment
N4
切
setsu, sai / ki.ru, -ki.ru, ki.ri, -ki.ri, -gi.ri, ki.reru, -ki.reru, ki.re, -ki.re, -gi.re
cut, cutoff, be sharp
Word
Words with this kanji
N1
初版
shohan
first edition
N1
初耳
hatsumimi
something heard for the first time
N2
初～
sho～
first ~
N2
初級
shokyuu
elementary level
N2
初旬
shojun
first 10 days of the month
N2
初歩
shoho
elements, rudiments
N2
初めに
hajimeni
to begin with, first of all
N4
最初
saisho
beginning, first
N5
初め; 始め
hajime
beginning, start
Sentence
Sentences with this kanji
N4
彼は初心者にしてはかなり上手だと思う
Kare wa shoshinsha ni shite wa kanari jouzu da to omou
For a beginner he is very good
N5
最初からやり直しましょう。
Saisho kara yarinaoshimashou.
Let’s start again from the beginning.
N4
最初は難しく感じても、続けていれば少しずつ慣れてくるよ
Saisho wa muzukashiku kanjite mo, tsudzukete ireba sukoshi zutsu narete kuru yo
Even if it feels difficult at first, you will gradually get used to it if you continue
N4
最初は簡単に感じても後で難しくなることもあるから注意してね
Saisho wa kantan ni kanjite mo ato de muzukashiku naru koto mo aru kara chuui shite ne
Even if it seems easy at first it may become difficult later so be careful
N4
最初はうまく話せなかったけど少しずつ自信がついてきた
Saisho wa umaku hanasenakatta kedo sukoshi zutsu jishin ga tsuite kita
At first I could not speak well but gradually gained confidence