Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: first time, beginning
Kunyomi: はじ.め はじ.めて はつ はつ- うい- -そ.める -ぞ.め
Onyomi: ショ
Composition: 衤 刀
Radical: 刀
Reading: かたな
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
最初(さいしょ) beginning
初日(しょにち) first day
初対面(しょたいめん) first meeting
初級(しょきゅう) elementary level
初心者(しょしんしゃ) beginner
初期(しょき) early (days)
初めて(はじめて) for the first time
初めに(はじめに) first of all
初恋(はつこい) first love
初々しい(ういういしい) innocent
なれ初め(なれそめ) start of a romance
書き初め(かきぞめ) New Year's writing
初夏 (ショカ) early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
初演 (ショエン) first performance
年初 (ネンショ) beginning of the year
原初 (ゲンショ) origin, source, beginning, starting point
始め (はじめ) beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
初めて (はじめて) for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
初めて (はじめて) for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
初 (はつ) first, new
初夏 (しょか) early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
業界初 (ぎょうかいはつ) the industry's first ...
人生初 (じんせいはつ) (for the) first time in one's life
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: first time, beginning
Kunyomi: はじ.め はじ.めて はつ はつ- うい- -そ.める -ぞ.め
Onyomi: ショ
Composition: 衤 刀
Radical: 刀
Reading: かたな
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
最初(さいしょ) beginning
初日(しょにち) first day
初対面(しょたいめん) first meeting
初級(しょきゅう) elementary level
初心者(しょしんしゃ) beginner
初期(しょき) early (days)
初めて(はじめて) for the first time
初めに(はじめに) first of all
初恋(はつこい) first love
初々しい(ういういしい) innocent
なれ初め(なれそめ) start of a romance
書き初め(かきぞめ) New Year's writing
初夏 (ショカ) early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
初演 (ショエン) first performance
年初 (ネンショ) beginning of the year
原初 (ゲンショ) origin, source, beginning, starting point
始め (はじめ) beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
初めて (はじめて) for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
初めて (はじめて) for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
初 (はつ) first, new
初夏 (しょか) early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
業界初 (ぎょうかいはつ) the industry's first ...
人生初 (じんせいはつ) (for the) first time in one's life