Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 7

初

Meaning in English

first time, beginning, première fois

Readings

Onyomi: ショ Kunyomi: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め Romaji: sho / haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me

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Animated kanji stroke order

初

Translations in other languages:

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

★ Vietnamese lần đầu tiên, bắt đầu, buổi ra mắt fois

Thai ครั้งแรก, การเริ่มต้น, รอบปฐมทัศน์

Related kanji

N3 割 katsu / wa.ru, wari, wa.ri, wa.reru, sa.ku proportion, comparatively, divide N1 創 sou, shou / tsuku.ru, haji.meru, kizu, kezu.shikeru genesis, wound, injury N1 刀 tou / katana, sori sword, saber, knife N2 劇 geki drama, play, théâtre

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

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