Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 初頭(しょとう) in Japanese

初頭
Kana Reading
しょとう
Romaji
shotō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    beginning (of a century, etc.)
    Example sentence
    事実今世紀初頭よりすでに10上昇しているである In fact, the sea has already risen 10 centimeters since the beginning of this century.

Examples of 初頭, しょとう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

16 strokes

head, counter for large animals

On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト

Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

first time, beginning

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め

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