Definition of 初めて (はじめて)

はじ

初めて

はじめて

hajimete

adverb, no-adjective
1.
for the first time
See also:始める
adverb
2.
only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
始めて【はじめて】
甫めて【はじめて】
Related Kanji
first time, beginning
commence, begin
for the first time, not until
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 241 results)

I met him then for the first time

When I first met him, I was taken aback by his unexpected question

I didn't know the actor until I saw the movie

It was not until I read the book that I knew about it

はじ
初めて
ベティ
きんちょ
緊張
The first time I met Betty, I was nervous

I heard about the accident for the first time yesterday

2、
みっ
3日
はじ
初めて
かれ
とうちゃ
到着
It was not until a few days later that he arrived

It was not until last night that I heard the news

It was not until a few days later that the news arrived

Tell me when you first saw the island

The east was brightened by the rising sun

こうだい
広大な
しき
景色
はじ
初めて
I'd never seen such expansive scenery

It wasn't until I got home that I missed my umbrella

I went skiing for the first time this winter

This is the first time

This is the prettiest sunset I have ever seen

It is not until you lose your health that you realize its value

はじ
初めて
きみ
とき
きみ
きみ
君の
ちが
間違えた
I mistook you for your sister when I first saw you

It was not until I called that he came

かのじょ
彼女
きょねん
去年
はじ
初めて
ほん
日本
ぶん
文化
She first came into contact with Japanese culture last year
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