初はつ生なり

noun

first fruits; first harvest

Refers to the first fruits or produce of the season, often with a celebratory or auspicious nuance.

• 今年ことしの初はつ生なりを神かみ棚だなに供そなえた。

  We offered this year's first fruits on the household Shinto altar.

• 畑はたけの初はつ生なりのきゅうりは特とくに美味おいしい。

  The first cucumbers of the season from the field are especially delicious.