和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [exp] first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
2. 2. [exp] Introduction; Preface — as the section heading of a book, etc. (uk)

Kanji in this word

• 初
  first time, beginning

  On: ショ (sho)

  Kun: はじ.め (haji.me)、 はじ.めて (haji.mete)、 はつ (hatsu)、 はつ- (hatsu-)、 うい- (ui-)、 -そ.める (-so.meru)、 -ぞ.め (-zo.me)

  7 strokes · Grade 4 · JLPT N2

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