- 1. [adv, adj-no] for the first time
- 2. [adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... — after the -te form of a verb
- 3. [n] first time; (one's) first (col)
Kanji in this word
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初
first time, beginningOn: 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)
Example Sentences
１６歳の時、初めてテニスをした。
1 6 toshi no toki , hajimete tenisu woshita .
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
しかし、抗議を通して初めて自由で開かれた社会が維持されるのである。
shikashi , kougi wo toushi te hajimete jiyuu de hiraka reta shakai ga ijisa rerunodearu .
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.