漢字道KANJIDOβ

初 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「刀」

道
7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「刀」
On
ショしょ · sho
Kun
はじ(め)・はつ・うい・そ(める)haji(me) · hatsu · ui · so(meru)
Meaning
beginning; first

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショしょsho初期しょき初心者しょしんしゃ最初さいしょ
Kunはじめhajime初めはじめ

Compare: 始め

Kunはじめてhajimete初めて〔副〕はじめて〔ふく〕
Kunはつhatsu初の受賞はつのじゅしょう初雪はつゆき初耳はつみみ
Kunういui初陣ういじん初々しいういういしい
Kunそめるsomeru書き初めかきぞめ出初め式でぞめしき

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

More words with this kanji

  • 初霜はつしも
  • 初詣はつもうで
  • 初贄はつにえ
  • 初夏しょか

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

最初(さいしょ)のページから読(よ)みましょう。

Let's read from the very first page.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

最初初雪初最most雪snow別separa…利profit刀sword刃blade分to div…且moreov…処place疋counte…抒to dra…岨rocky…
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Compound

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