初 — kanji meaning “first time”
初
first time, beginning
- Meanings
- first time, beginning
- On'yomi
- ショ (sho)
- Kun'yomi
- はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
- Name readings
- し、はっ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #152 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- chū — Chinese character page
Words with 初
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最初 | さいしょ saisho | beginning; outset; first |
| 初期 | しょき shoki | early days; early years; early stages |
| 当初 | とうしょ tousho | beginning; start; outset |
| 初日 | しょにち shonichi | first day; opening day |
| 初めて | はじめて hajimete | for the first time |
| 初心者 | しょしんしゃ shoshinsha | beginner |
| 初回 | しょかい shokai | first time; first innings; initial attempt |
| 初代 | しょだい shodai | first generation; founder |
| 初恋 | はつこい hatsukoi | first love; puppy love |
| 初夏 | しょか shoka | early summer |
| 初級 | しょきゅう shokyuu | elementary level; beginner level |
| 初戦 | しょせん shosen | first match (in a series) |
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