Meaning of 当初 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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当初
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Kana Readingとうしょ
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Romajitōsho
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- at first
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Example Sentences
当初, とうしょ used in context
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当初抗議する人はほんのわずかだったが、今やそこらじゅうから湧き起こっている。
At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork.
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ランダーが当初からエメットのスタイルを変更する意図を持っていたかどうかは明らかでない。
It is not clear whether Lander intended to alter Emmet's style from the beginning.
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The meeting was held as intended at the outset.
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この結果は、当初の予測に反して、変数の数が処理速度に影響を与えないということを意味しているのである。
This result means, contrary to prior expectations, that the number of variants does not affect the processing speed.
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Or that was the idea.
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
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On: トウ
Kun: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
6 strokes
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