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初
Meaning:

In Japanese, 初 means “first time”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | はじ、はつ、うい |
Onyomi | しょ |
How to write it:

Origin:

You can see a knife and a coat, a man who is making a coat for the first time, so this coat is not very cool.
So 初 means “first time”.

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
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Basic | 初めて | はじめて | first time |
Basic | 初め | はじめ | beginning |
Basic | 最初 | さいしょ | at first |
Inter | 初期 | しょき | initial |
Inter | 初期化 | しょきか | initialization |
Inter | 初 | はつ | first |
Inter | 当初 | とうしょ | initially |
Inter | 初代 | しょだい | first generation |
Adv | 初頭 | しょとう | beginning |
Adv | 初日 | しょにち | first day |
Adv | 初歩 | しょほ | elementary |
Adv | 初歩的 | しょほてき | elementary |
H_Adv | 初年 | しょねん | first year |
H_Adv | 初級 | しょきゅう | beginner |
H_Adv | 初回 | しょかい | first time |
H_Adv | 初出 | しょしゅつ | first appearance |
H_Adv | 初版 | しょはん | first edition |
S_Adv | 初等 | しょとう | elementary |
S_Adv | 初恋 | はつこい | first love |
S_Adv | 初々しい | ういういしい | innocent |
S_Adv | 初診 | しょしん | first visit |
Others | 初耳 | はつみみ | news to me |
Others | 初任 | しょにん | first appointment |
Others | 初見 | しょけん | first appearance |
Others | 初詣 | はつもうで | first shrine visit |
Others | 初夜 | しょや | bridal night |
Others | 初潮 | しょちょう | menarche |
Others | 初段 | しょだん | first degree |
Others | 初動 | しょどう | initial movement |
Others | 初物 | はつもの | first crop |
Others | 年初 | ねんしょ | beginning of the year |
Others | 初産 | ういざん | first childbirth |
Others | 初婚 | しょこん | first marriage |
Others | 月初 | げっしょ | beginning of month |
Others | 初演 | しょえん | premiere |
Others | 初戦 | しょせん | first match |
Others | 初値 | はつね | opening price |
Others | 初日の出 | はつひので | first sunrise |
Others | 初学 | ういまなび | beginning learning |
Others | 初乗り | はつのり | first ride |
Others | 馴れ初め | なれそめ | how you met |
Others | 初手 | しょて | first move |
Others | 期初 | きしょ | beginning of period |
Others | 初弾 | しょだん | first shot |
Others | 初速 | しょそく | initial velocity |
Others | 初夢 | はつゆめ | year's first dream |
Others | 初っ端 | しょっぱな | beginning |
Others | 初球 | しょきゅう | first pitch |
Others | 初号 | しょごう | first issue |
Others | 初荷 | はつに | first load |
Others | 初刊 | しょかん | first issue |
Others | 初校 | しょこう | first proof |
Others | 初語 | しょご | first word |
Others | 初犯 | しょはん | first offense |
Others | 初中級 | しょちゅうきゅう | lower Intermediate |