Kanji Course
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Section 15
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 | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 初めて | はじめて | first time | Adv |
| Basic | 初め | はじめ | beginning | Noun & Adv |
| Basic | 最初 | さいしょ | at first | Noun & Adv |
| Inter | 初期 | しょき | initial | Noun |
| Inter | 初期化 | しょきか | initialization | Noun & Verb |
| Inter | 初 | はつ | first | Noun |
| Inter | 当初 | とうしょ | initially | Noun & Adv |
| Inter | 初代 | しょだい | first generation | Noun |
| Adv | 初頭 | しょとう | beginning | Noun & Adv |
| Adv | 初日 | しょにち | first day | Noun & Adv |
| Adv | 初歩 | しょほ | elementary | Noun |
| Adv | 初歩的 | しょほてき | elementary | na-Adj |
| H_Adv | 初年 | しょねん | first year | Noun |
| H_Adv | 初級 | しょきゅう | beginner | Noun |
| H_Adv | 初回 | しょかい | first time | Noun |
| H_Adv | 初出 | しょしゅつ | first appearance | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 初版 | しょはん | first edition | Noun |
| S_Adv | 初等 | しょとう | elementary | Noun |
| S_Adv | 初恋 | はつこい | first love | Noun |
| S_Adv | 初々しい | ういういしい | innocent | i-Adj |
| S_Adv | 初診 | しょしん | first visit | Noun |
| Others | 初耳 | はつみみ | news to me | Noun |
| Others | 初任 | しょにん | first appointment | Noun |
| Others | 初見 | しょけん | first appearance | Noun |
| Others | 初詣 | はつもうで | first shrine visit | Noun |
| Others | 初夜 | しょや | bridal night | Noun |
| Others | 初潮 | しょちょう | menarche | Noun |
| Others | 初段 | しょだん | first degree | Noun |
| Others | 初動 | しょどう | initial movement | Noun |
| Others | 初物 | はつもの | first crop | Noun |
| Others | 年初 | ねんしょ | beginning of the year | Noun |
| Others | 初産 | ういざん | first childbirth | Noun |
| Others | 初婚 | しょこん | first marriage | Noun |
| Others | 月初 | げっしょ | beginning of month | Noun |
| Others | 初演 | しょえん | premiere | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 初戦 | しょせん | first match | Noun |
| Others | 初値 | はつね | opening price | Noun |
| Others | 初日の出 | はつひので | first sunrise | Noun |
| Others | 初学 | ういまなび | beginning learning | Noun |
| Others | 初乗り | はつのり | first ride | Noun |
| Others | 馴れ初め | なれそめ | how you met | Noun |
| Others | 初手 | しょて | first move | Noun |
| Others | 期初 | きしょ | beginning of period | Noun |
| Others | 初弾 | しょだん | first shot | Noun |
| Others | 初速 | しょそく | initial velocity | Noun |
| Others | 初夢 | はつゆめ | year's first dream | Noun |
| Others | 初っ端 | しょっぱな | beginning | Noun |
| Others | 初球 | しょきゅう | first pitch | Noun |
| Others | 初号 | しょごう | first issue | Noun |
| Others | 初荷 | はつに | first load | Noun |
| Others | 初刊 | しょかん | first issue | Noun |
| Others | 初校 | しょこう | first proof | Noun |
| Others | 初語 | しょご | first word | Noun |
| Others | 初犯 | しょはん | first offense | Noun |
| Others | 初中級 | しょちゅうきゅう | lower Intermediate | Noun |
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