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初
7 strokes in total
JLPT N3
Grade 4
first time
📖 English Meaning
opening, first, new, ingenuous
Pronunciation
Hiragana:
はつ はじめ うい しょ しょう うぶ いち
Romaji:
hatsu hajime ui sho shou ubu ichi
On'yomi:
ショ <外>ソ
Kun'yomi:
はじ(め)、はじ(めて)、はつ、うい、そ(める) <外>うぶ
Character Meanings
初
beginning, initial, primary
Radical
刀 刂
かたな・りっとう
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