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初 — first time, beginning

N3 7 strokes #152 most common

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Readings

音 ショ
訓 はじめ、はじめて、はつ、うい、そめる、ぞめ
Meaning first time, beginning
नेपाली पहिलो · सुरु

How to remember it

कपडा (衤ころもへん) सिलाउन चक्कु (刀かたな) ले काट्न सुरु (初はじ) गरिन्छ।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

JLPT N3 · Day 7 Explore course → JLPT N2 · Day 6 Explore course → JLPT N1 · Day 3 Explore course →

Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 初

  • 最初さいしょ the first/beginning पहिलो / सुरु course
  • 初級しょきゅう beginning level प्रारम्भिक स्तर course
  • 初はじめ the beginning सुरुवात course
  • 初はじめて for the first time पहिलो पटक course
  • 初恋はつこい first love पहिलो प्रेम course
  • 初日しょにち first day पहिलो दिन course
  • 初雪はつゆき first snow पहिलो हिउँ course
  • 初詣はつもうで first shrine visit of the new year नयाँ वर्षको पहिलो मन्दिर दर्शन course
  • 初心しょしん original intention/beginner सुरुको भावना / सिकारु course

Example sentences

This is the first chance.
यो पहिलो मौका हो।
I am studying in a beginner's Japanese class.
म जापानी भाषाको प्रारम्भिक स्तरको कक्षामा पढ्दै छु।
It was difficult at the beginning, but I'm used to it now.
सुरुमा गाह्रो थियो, तर अहिले बानी पर्‍यो।
I went on a trip to Japan for the first time.
पहिलो पटक जापान यात्रा गर्न गएँ।