Kanji1 / 7
初 kanji
first time, beginning
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
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Kun readings
はじめはじめてはつはつ-うい--そめる-ぞめ
Words with 初
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —初心者Popularbeginner
- —初対面Popularfirst meeting; first interview with
- —初任給Popularinitial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
- —初期費用Popularinitial costs; up-front costs; front-end costs; start-up costs
- —初心者向けPopularbeginner-friendly; (intended) for beginners; aimed at beginners
- —初婚first marriage
- —初志one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
- —初手first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
- —初秋early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
- —初春early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
- —初審first trial
- —初段first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
- —初潮menarche; first menstruation
- —初冬early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
- —初等elementary; primary
- —初乳colostrum; foremilk; first milk
- —初犯first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
- —初夜bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
- —初校first proof; first-proof sheets
- —原初origin; source; beginning; starting point