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初

Kanji meanings and readings

初

N3

first time; beginning

On reading
ショ
Kun reading
はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
Radical
刀
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初

N1

はつ

first; new

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N5

はじめ

beginning

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N5

はじめて

for the first time

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N2

はじめに

first; firstly; first of all; to begin with

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N2

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month

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N1

しょはん

first edition

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N2

しょきゅう

elementary level

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N1

はつみみ

something heard for the first time

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N4

さいしょ

beginning; first