初(はじ)めて, 始(はじ)めて, 甫(はじめ)め, はじめて

hajimete

JLPT 5

adverb (fukushi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • for the first time
adverb (fukushi)
  • only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

始(はじ)め, 初(はじ)め, はじめ

hajime

JLPT 5

noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi) adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
  • beginning; start; outset; opening
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first (in line, etc.)
  • origin
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初(はじ)め, 始(はじ)めまして, はじめまして

hajimemashite

JLPT 5

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

初旬(しょじゅん), しょじゅん

shojun

JLPT 2

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first 10 days of the month

初歩(しょほ), しょほ

shoho

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

初級(しょきゅう), しょきゅう

shokyū

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • elementary level

始(はじ)め, 初(はじ)め, はじめに

hajimeni

JLPT 2

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • to begin with (used as an introduction); first of all; in the beginning

初(はつ), はつ, うい

hatsu, ui

JLPT 1

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no` noun, used as a prefix noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first; new

初版(しょはん), しょはん

shohan

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first edition

初耳(はつみみ), はつみみ

hatsumimi

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • something heard for the first time (lit: first ear)

初(はつ), 初心(しょしん), 産(さん), 生(なま), うぶ

ubu

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
noun, used as a prefix
  • birth-

初日(しょにち), しょにち

shonichi

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
  • first or opening day

初期(しょき), しょき

shoki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • early (days); initial stage
computer terminology
  • initial

初戦(しょせん), しょせん

shosen

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first match (in a series)

初代(しょだい), しょだい

shodai

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • first generation; founder

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