Search Kanji for 初始

first time

Radical:

Parts:衤刀

Dictionary:

Meanings

first time; beginning

ショsho
はじ.めhajime · はじ.めてhajimete · はつhatsu · はつ-hatsu- · うい-ui- · -そ.める-someru · -ぞ.め-zome
Popularity rank: 152 Pinyin: chū Korean: cho Hán-Việt:
Stroke counts: 7 Grade level: 4 JLPT level: 2 Skip code: 1-5-2

Example Words

御食い初め[okuizome] weaning ceremony
為初め[shisome] outset
為初める[shisomeru] to begin to do
仮初[karisome] temporary
業界初[gyoukaihatsu] the industry's first ...
月初め[tsukihajime] beginning of month
最初[saisho] beginning
初めに[hajimeni] to begin with (used as an introduction)
初めは[hajimeha] at first
手初めに[tehajimeni] at first

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commence

Radical:

Parts:口女厶

Dictionary:

Meanings

commence; begin

shi
はじ.めるhajimeru · -はじ.める-hajimeru · はじ.まるhajimaru
Popularity rank: 244 Pinyin: shǐ Korean: si Hán-Việt: thủy, thí
Stroke counts: 8 Grade level: 3 JLPT level: 3 Skip code: 1-3-5

Example Words

まず隗より始めよ[mazukaiyorihajimeyo] start with the first step
テキスト開始[tekisutokaishi] start of text
ヘッディング開始[heddingukaishi] start of heading
一部始終[ichibushijuu] full particulars
開始[kaishi] start
月始め[tsukihajime] beginning of month
元始[genshi] origin
元始祭[genshisai] Festival of Origins (January 3)
原始[genshi] origin
原始教会[genshikyoukai] the early church

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