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[はつ()]
hatsu
no adjective, noun, used as a prefix, noun

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[うい()]
ui

English Meaning(s) for 初

no adjective, noun, used as a prefix, noun
  1. first; new

Definition and Synonyms for 初

Opening first or beginning
Synonyms: うぶ, , 初い, 初め
First preceding all others in time or space or degree
Synonyms: うぶ, , 初い, 初め, 第一
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
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

» first time; beginning

Stroke Order Diagrams for 初

Sample Sentences for 初

My first sexual experience was with a woman some years older than I was.
Are there any Spanish-English dictionaries you recommend for beginners?
If it's a simple piece of music, I can sight-sing it.
In the fall, when the days grew shorter and the nights colder, she watched the first frost turn the leaves to bright yellow and orange and red.
Which Spanish-English dictionary would you recommend for beginners?

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