漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 47 strokesRadical
On
ショ
Kun
はじ(め)・はつ・うい・そ(める)
Meaning
beginning; first

Origin

ORIGIN

Combines 衤 (clothing) and 刀 (knife). Cutting cloth with a blade is the start of making a garment, hence 'beginning; first'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショ初期・初心者・最初
はじめ初め

Compare: 始め

はじめて初めて〔副〕
はつ初の受賞・初雪・初耳
うい初陣・初々しい
そめる書き初め・出初め式

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 最初さいしょ

    the first; the beginning

  • 初雪はつゆき

    first snow of the season

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

最初のページから読みましょう。

Let's read from the very first page.

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