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Stroke Count
 7 Strokes
 Radical
 刀 + 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N3
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 4
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English Meaning
  1. first time, beginning
Readings
Kun'yomi: はつ、はじ.め、そ.める、うい、-ぞ.め、-そ.める、うい-、はつ-、はじ.めて。
On'yomi: ソ。(Go-on Reading)
ショ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 初

Dictionary Entries for 初

hatsu
ui
no adjective, noun, used as a prefix, noun
  1. first; new
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ubu
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears (esp. 初, 初心)
noun, used as a prefix
  1. birth- (産, 生)
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zome
suffix
  1. first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 初

Construction of Character for 初

Radicals and parts present in 初
Radical 刀 sword, saber, knife Kanji Details »
Part 衤 clothes, clothing radical (no. 145 Kanji Details »
Origin and construction of 初
  1. 会意。衤（衣）+刀（布を切る事は衣を作る手始めであるという意味）

Kanji related to 初

Kanji for numbers, counting, sequence

  • 一

    七

    三

    九

    二

    五

    八

    六

    十

    千

    四

    百

    万

    半

    多

    少

    数

    毎

    番

    両

    次

    第

    億

    兆

    初

    各

    順

    序

    翌

    丙

    乙

    双

    零

    桁

Kanji containing 刀 at the right

  • 切

    初

Kanji containing 刀

  • 刀

    分

    昭

    辺

    粉

    券

    招

    貧

    解

    刃

    召

    忍

    拐

    沼

    契

    盆

    窃

    紛

    紹

    詔

    超

    雰

    頒

Kanji containing 初

  • 初

Kanji containing 衤 at the left

  • 初

    複

    補

    被

    裕

    裸

    褐

    襟

    袖

    裾

Meanings in Other Languages for 初

French
  1. première fois, commencement
Portuguese
  1. primeiros tempos, começo
Spanish
  1. comienzo, primero

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