洗せん礼れい

noun

initiation; baptism (into a group)

Figurative use for joining a society, profession, or group, often involving a challenging first experience.

• 新しん人じん研けん修しゅうは会かい社しゃへの洗せん礼れいのようなものだ。

  The new employee training is like an initiation into the company.

noun

first experience; baptism by fire

Refers to a tough or memorable first encounter with something, often used in phrases like 洗礼を受ける.

• 初はじめての海かい外がい出しゅっ張ちょうで、言こと葉ばの壁かべの洗せん礼れいを受うけた。

  On my first overseas business trip, I got a baptism by fire with the language barrier.