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初 · first time, beginning

初 is a kanji meaning first time, beginning. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 初
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
初め; 始めはじめ	はじめ	beginning, start	N5
初めてはじめて	はじめて	for the first time	N5
最初さいしょ	さいしょ	beginning, first	N4
初級しょきゅう	しょきゅう	elementary level	N2
初旬しょじゅん	しょじゅん	first 10 days of the month	N2
初歩しょほ	しょほ	elements, rudiments	N2

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More words that use 初
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
初めにはじめに	はじめに	to begin with, first of all	N2
初版しょはん	しょはん	first edition	N1
初耳はつみみ	はつみみ	something heard for the first time	N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

7 strokes