初
Meaning: first time, beginning
Onyomi: ショ
Kunyomi: はじめ, はじめて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そめる, -ぞめ
Romaji: sho, hajime, hajimete, hatsu, ui, someru, zome
初 appears frequently in multi-kanji words and can take on different readings depending on how it is combined. Use the dictionary results below to explore common patterns and related kanji.
Dictionary results for 初
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