最初

さいしょ

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
  • beginning
  • outset
  • first
  • onset

Related Kanji

utmost, most, extreme
first time, beginning

Example Sentences

The idea seemed absurd at first.
At first I could not make out what he was saying.
人間最初火星到達するのはいったいいつになる、まだ分っていない。
Just when the first human beings will reach Mars remains to be seen.
The first item is a motion proposed by the Education Committee.
First, he finished his thesis.