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zome
suffix

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[ぞめ()]
zome

English Meaning(s) for 初め

suffix
  1. first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.) (after the -masu stem of a verb)

Definition and Synonyms for 初め

Beginning the time at which something is supposed to begin
Synonyms: のっけ, はじめ, とっつき, ぶっつけ, ぶつける, スタート, しょっぱな, キックオフ, すべり出し, 出だし, 出鼻, 出っ鼻, 初め, 初める, 初っ切り, 初口, 劈頭, 取っ付く, 取り付く, 取り付け, 口切り, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 当初, 最初, 滑り出す, 発足, 開始, 開幕, 開闢
First preceding all others in time or space or degree
Synonyms: うぶ, , 初い, 初め, 第一
Opening first or beginning
Synonyms: うぶ, , 初い, 初め
New not of long duration
Synonyms: うぶ, さら, 事新しい, , 初い, 初め, 斬新, , 新た, 新しい, 新奇, 新式, 新規, 新鮮, 清新, 目新しい, 真新しい, 耳新しい
Ingenuous lacking in sophistication or worldliness
Synonyms: うぶ, おぼこ, おぼこい, ナイーブ, たわいない, イノセント, , 初い, 初め, 初々しい, 初心, 天真, 天真爛漫, 天衣無縫, 清い, 無心, 無邪気, , 純情, 純潔, 純真
Beginning the first part or section of something
Synonyms: ついで, のっけ, はじめ, スタート, ビギニング, 入口, 冒頭, すべり出し, 出だし, 出始め, 出始める, 出端, 出鼻, 出っ鼻, 初め, 初める, 初期, 初頭, 取っ付く, 取り付く, とば口, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開け, , 序の口, 序盤, 序章, 当初, 最初, 滑り出す
Start the beginning of anything
Synonyms: はじめ, スタート, しょっぱな, , 入り, 入る, 入る, 入口, 冒頭, すべり出し, 出だし, 初め, 初める, 原初, 嚆矢, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 序開き, 最初, 滑り出す, 発端, 第一歩
Beginning the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, ルーツ, オリジン, 元始, 出だし, 出始め, 出始める, 初め, 初める, 初口, 初手, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 根元, 根源, 淵源, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発祥, 発端, 糸口, 芽出し, 芽生え, 芽生える, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起点, 起首, 開闢
Start a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Synonyms: はじめ, スタート, スタートライン, 出発, 出立, 初め, 初める, 始める, 皮切り
Number One the first or highest in an ordering or series
Synonyms: はじめ, トップ, ひとつがい, ナンバーワン, 一番, いの一番, 一級, 光一, 初め, 初める, 最初, 真っ先, 第一, 1等, 随一
New having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Synonyms: うぶ, さら, 事新しい, , 初い, 初め, 斬新, , 新た, 新しい, 新奇, 新式, 新規, 新鮮, 清新, 目新しい, 真新しい, 耳新しい

Meanings for each kanji in 初め

» first time; beginning

Categories 初め is a member of

Part one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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Beginning the event consisting of the start of something
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Line in games or sports
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Point the precise location of something
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Rank relative status
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Point an instant of time
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