also: イニシアル
initials; first letter of a name
Refers to the first letter(s) of a person's name, often used in signatures, monograms, or when abbreviating names.
Please write your initials on the document.
He had his initials embroidered on the handkerchief.
His initials are T.S.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a noun or adjectivally with の to mean 'first' or 'initial' in a sequence, such as the first letter of a word or the first stage of something.
Please capitalize the initial letter of the word.
At the initial stage, the plan hasn't been finalized yet.
The bag has initials on it.
For privacy reasons, he is referred to by his initials.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'initial'.
Older or less common katakana rendering; イニシャル is preferred in modern usage.
Loanword from English 'initial', adapted into Japanese katakana as イニシャル.