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日本初

Readings

Kana: にほんはつ、にっぽんはつ
Romaji: nihonhatsu, nipponhatsu
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Definition

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first (of its kind) in Japan

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning

Example Sentence

彼女(かのじょ)日本初(にっぽんはつ)宇宙(うちゅう)飛行士(ひこうし)となるだろう。
➥She will be the first Japanese woman astronaut.
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