Kanji details for 初
初
Common kanji
first time, beginning
KUN:
- はじ.めhaji.me
- はじ.めてhaji.mete
- はつhatsu
- はつ-hatsu-
- うい-ui-
- -そ.める-so.meru
- -ぞ.め-zo.me
ON:
- ショsho
Nanori:
- しshi
- はっha
Example words(showing 1-10 of 292 results)
noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
beginning, start, outset, opening
noun
2.
first (in line, etc.)(esp. 初め)
3.
origin(esp. 始め)
4.
such as ..., not to mention ...(usually kana)(esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.)
All readings:
始め【はじめ】
、初め【はじめ】
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】
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
beginning, outset, first, onset
expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
Other readings:
始めに【はじめに】
noun
•
something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time
noun, no-adjective
1.
beginning, start, outset
adverbial noun
2.
at first, at the beginning, initially, originally