初

Stroke Order

Meanings

first time
beginning

On'yomi (音読み)

ショ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はじ.め
はじ.めて
はつ
はつ-
うい-
-そ.める
-ぞ.め

Strokes: 7
JLPT Level: N3
Frequency: #89
School Grade: Grade 4
Radical: 刀#18 · knife

Components

衤
刀

Common Words

初はつno-adjective
first, new
当初とうしょNoun
beginning, start, outset
最初さいしょno-adjective
beginning, outset, first
初日しょにちNoun
first day, opening day
初代しょだいNoun
first generation, founder
初戦しょせんNoun
first match (in a series)
初期しょきNoun
early days, early years, early stages
初旬しょじゅんAdverb
first 10 days of the month

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 初 by hand

当hitとう、あ、まさN36 strokes 最utmostさい、しゅ、もっとN312 strokes 旬decameronじゅん、しゅんN16 strokes 雪snowせつ、ゆきN311 strokes 期periodき、ごN312 strokes 戦warせん、いくさ、たたかN313 strokes

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