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初はじめ

はじめ hajime Play N5 Noun Adverb

物事の始まりの部分。 beginning

Example 1

旅行りょこうの初はじめの二日間ふつかかんは雨降あめふりだった。

The first two days of my trip were rainy.

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Example 2

初はじめよければすべてよし。

Well begun, well finished.

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Kanji breakdown

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
Illustration of 初めて
N5

はじめて

for the first time

Illustration of 最初
N4

さいしょ

beginning; first

Illustration of 初めに
N2

はじめに

first; firstly; first of all; to begin with

Illustration of 初旬
N2

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month

Illustration of 初級
N2

しょきゅう

elementary level