#152
初
first time, beginning
Readings
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Words containing 初
- 初めて for the first time
- 最初 beginning, outset, first, onset
- 初 first, new
- 初 inexperienced (in life experience), unsophisticated, green, wet behind the ears
- 初め beginning, start, outset, opening
- 初日 first day, opening day
- 初日 New Year's Day sunrise
- 当初 beginning, start, outset
- 初対面 first meeting, first interview with
- 初めまして nice to meet you, I'm glad to make your acquaintance, how do you do?
- 初めから from the beginning
- 初耳 something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time
- 初恋 first love, puppy love
- 初心者 beginner
- 初期 early days, early years, early stages, initial stages, beginning
- 初めは at first, in the beginning, originally
- 初代 first generation, founder
- 初々しい (young and) innocent, naive, pure, fresh, artless, unsophisticated
- 初体験 first experience (of something)
- 初回 first time, first innings, initial attempt
- 初版 first edition
- 初心 one's original intention, one's initial enthusiasm
- 初夏 early summer
- 初老 past middle age, nearing old age, near-elderly
- 初見 seeing for the first time, first sight, first meeting
- 初戦 first match (in a series)
- 初詣 first shrine visit of the New Year
- 初めに first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
- 初手 first move (in shogi, go, etc.)
- 初出 first appearance
- 初陣 one's first campaign, one's first battle
- 見初める to fall in love at first sight
- 原初 origin, source, beginning, starting point
- 初歩 basics, rudiments, elements, ABCs of ...
- 初級 elementary level, beginner level
- 初夜 bridal night, first night
Kanji using this component
Other kanji that contain 初
References reference codes
- SKIP
- 1-5-2
- S-H Descriptor
- 5e2.1
- Four Corner
- 3722.0
- De Roo
- 645
- Nelson (Classic)
- 4215
- Nelson (New)
- 469
- Halpern (NJECD)
- 1116
- Halpern (KKD)
- 1433
- Heisig
- 404
- Heisig (6th ed)
- 431
- Morohashi
- 1911
- Henshall
- 507
- Spahn-Hadamitzky
- 679
