初 : first time, beginning

Readings

• しょshoon'yomi
• はじhajikun'yomi

How to remember it

What a SHO-ck, the very first step!

Example sentence

初めて会った。

We met for the first time.

Compound words

• 初めてhajimetefor the first time
• 最初saishofirst
• 初心者shoshinshabeginner

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