JLPT N3
初
beginning; first time
Readings
On'yomiショ
Kun'yomiはじ・め、はじ
・めて、はつ
Mnemonic
FIRST - knife cutting through new clothes, beginning.
Example Words
初心者 (しょしんしゃ) beginner
最初 (さいしょ) beginning; first
初めて (はじめて) for the first time
初めに (はじめに) first; at the beginning