| Kanji | 初 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ショ |
| Kunyomi | はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め |
| Nanori | し, はっ |
| English | first time, beginning |
| Examples | 初め(はじめ): (1) beginning; start; outset; opening (2) first (in line, etc.) (3) origin (4) such as ...; not to mention ... 最初(さいしょ): beginning; outset; first; onset 初(はつ): first; new 初歩(しょほ): basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ... 初級(しょきゅう): elementary level 初旬(しょじゅん): first 10 days of the month 初版(しょはん): first edition 初めて(はじめて): (1) for the first time (2) only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... 初耳(はつみみ): something heard for the first time (lit: first ear) 初めまして(はじめまして): How do you do?; I am glad to meet you |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 152 |
| Components | 衣: garment; clothes; dressing 刀: sword; saber; knife |
| Number of Strokes | 7 |
| Kanji Radical | 刀 |
| Radical Number | 18 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | かたな・りっとう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | first time |
| Koohii Story 1 | This is the first time we´ve been out of the Shire, Mr. Frodo! Says Sam, covering himself with his cloak and clutching his dagger. |
| Koohii Story 2 | On his FIRST TIME, he cloaked his dagger with a Trojan. |
| RTK Index (new) | 431 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_counting
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