初め; 始め

N1 初版 shohan first edition N1 始発 shihatsu first train N1 始末 shimatsu disposal; cleaning up afterwards N1 終始 shuushi from beginning to end; consistent(ly) N1 初耳 hatsumimi something heard for the first time N2 原始 genshi origin, primeval N2 始終 shijuu continuously, always, constantly N2 初～ sho～ first ~ N2 初級 shokyuu elementary level

N3 初 sho / haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me first time, beginning, première fois N4 始 shi / haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru commence, begin, commencer