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最初
さいしょ
Common word
N4
Other
first; beginning; outset
初めて
はじめて
Common word
N5
Adverbs
for the first time · only after ...; not until ... · first time; one's first
初
はつ
Common word
N2
Other
first; new; initial
初期
しょき
Common word
N1
Nouns
early period; initial stage; beginning
初め
ぞめ
Suffixes
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
初心者
しょしんしゃ
Common word
N2
Nouns
beginner; novice
初回
しょかい
Common word
Nouns
first time; first round; first inning · first; initial
当初
とうしょ
Common word
N1
Nouns
beginning; start; outset · at first; initially; originally
初代
しょだい
Common word
Nouns
first generation; founder; inaugural
初日
しょにち
Common word
N1
Nouns
first day; opening day
初音
はつね
Nouns
first birdsong of the New Year
初めまして
はじめまして
Common word
N4
Expressions
nice to meet you; how do you do
初恋
はつこい
Common word
N1
Nouns
first love; puppy love
初対面
しょたいめん
Common word
N2
Nouns
first meeting; first encounter
初戦
しょせん
Common word
Nouns
first match; opening game; first round
初頭
しょとう
Common word
Nouns
beginning; early part
初耳
はつみみ
N1
Nouns
first time hearing; news to me
初級
しょきゅう
Common word
N3
Nouns
elementary level; beginner level
初出
しょしゅつ
Common word
Nouns
first appearance; debut
初年度
しょねんど
Nouns
first year; initial year
初夏
しょか
Common word
N2
Nouns
early summer · fourth month of the lunar calendar
初動
しょどう
Nouns
initial response; first action · preliminary tremor; initial shock
初演
しょえん
Common word
Nouns
first performance; premiere
初歩
しょほ
Common word
N1
Nouns
basics; rudiments; first steps
初詣
はつもうで
Common word
N1
Nouns
first shrine visit of the New Year
初任
しょにん
Nouns
first appointment; initial posting
初版
しょはん
Common word
N1
Nouns
first edition
年初
ねんしょ
Common word
Nouns
beginning of the year; early in the year
初心
しょしん
Common word
N1
Nouns
original intention; beginner's resolve; initial enthusiasm · inexperience; naivety; greenness
初旬
しょじゅん
Common word
N3
Adverbs
first ten days of a month; early part of a month
初号
しょごう
Nouns
first issue; first number · No. 1 type; first model
初手
しょて
Nouns
first move; opening move · beginning; start; outset
初々しい
ういういしい
い-adjectives
innocent; naive; fresh; artless
初夜
しょや
Nouns
wedding night; first night of marriage · first watch of the night
初老
しょろう
Common word
Other
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly · age 40 (original meaning)
しょっぱな
Nouns
very beginning; start; outset
初陣
ういじん
Common word
Nouns
first battle; first campaign; debut fight
初等
しょとう
Other
elementary; primary
お初
おはつ
Nouns
for the first time · something used for the first time; new item · first of the season
初春
しょしゅん
Nouns
early spring; beginning of spring · first month of the lunar calendar
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