also: ありきぞめ
baby's first steps; celebration of first steps
Refers to a baby's first walking steps or the traditional celebration of this milestone.
We celebrated our daughter's first steps as a family.
opening to pedestrians
Only with reading あるきぞめ
Used for the opening of a new bridge, road, or facility to foot traffic. Restricted to the reading あるきぞめ.
A ceremony was held for the opening of the new bridge to pedestrians.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Obsolete kana usage; the reading ありきぞめ is marked as out-dated.
Compound of 歩き (walking) + 初め (first time). The reading ありきぞめ is an older form of あるきぞめ.