Meaning of 初 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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初JLPT 1
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Kana Readingはつ, うい
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Romajihatsu, ui
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`, noun, used as a prefix, noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- first; new
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Example Sentences
初, はつ, うい used in context
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They made first ascent of Mount Everest.
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初の海外で一緒に旅行にいったうちの一人がスリに遭ってもう大変だったんだ。だから、あまりいい印象が残ってないのだと思う。
A friend I went with on our first trip abroad had his wallet pickpocketed. I don't think it left a very good impression.
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ゲアハルト・シュレーダーは第二次世界大戦を経験していない初のドイツ首相です。
Gerhard Schroeder is the first German chancellor not to have lived through World War II.
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翌月にはＮＨＬ初シャットアウトゲームを記録しＮＨＬスーパーゴーリーとしての才能を見せた。
The next month he achieved his first NHL shutout and showed the talent of an NHL super goalie.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
first time, beginning
On: ショ
Kun: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め
7 strokes
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