初

meaningfirst 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
Strokes
7
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#152 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

初
  • 初はつfirst
  • 最初さいしょbeginning
  • 当初とうしょbeginning
  • 初日しょにちfirst day
  • 初期しょきearly days
  • 初代しょだいfirst generation
  • 初戦しょせんfirst match
  • 初演しょえんfirst performance

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