初
Readings
Kana:
ショ、はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
Romaji:
sho, haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me
Name Readings
Kana:
し、はっ
Romaji:
shi, ha
Meanings
first time, beginning
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
7
Radical Number:
145
Frequency:
152
Grade:
4
Skip Pattern:
1-5-2
Korean Reading:
cho
Chinese Reading:
chu1
Unicode:
521d
JIS:
3D69
Indexes
Halpern Index: 1116
Nelson Index: 4215
New Nelson Index: 469
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e2.1
Four Corner Index: 3722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 507
Gakken Index: 261
Japanese Names Index: 427
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1911
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0226
Remembering the kanji Index: 404
Busy People Index: 2.20
Kanji Way Index: 279
Kanji Flashcards Index: 353
Kodansha Compact Index: 181
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 535
Kanji in Context Index: 440
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 759
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1031
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 411
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 431
Essential Kanji Index: 636
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1433
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 645
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 428
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 483
Words
初
(はつ、うい)
first; new
初め
(ぞめ)
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
最初
(さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
初期
(しょき)
early (days); initial stage; initial
初回
(しょかい)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
初
(うぶ)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears; birth-
当初
(とうしょ)
at first
初めて
(はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
初代
(しょだい)
first generation; founder
始め
(はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...