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237 words found beginning with '初'
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Most common form: 始め
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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1. early (days); initial stage
2. initial  (see also: 初期化; computer terminology)
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1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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Most common form: はじめまして
expression
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you  (often written with kana only)
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first generation; founder
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noun
1. early summer
2. fourth month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term; this meaning is restricted to reading しょか)
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elementary level
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first or opening day
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noun
first edition
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noun
1. first time; first innings; initial attempt
2. first; initial  (see also: 第一回)
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