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はじめ
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
Noun
2. first (in line, etc.)
esp. 初め
3. origin
esp. 始め
4. such as ...; not to mention ...
esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
Alt. forms
はじめ
39%
始はじめ
29%
初はじめ
21%
ハジメ
9%
Pitch accent
は
じめ
Top 3000
Used in: 2176
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
commencing with; including
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Examples (5 in total)
He didn't believe it at first.
At first, I couldn't figure out what he was saying.
The new model is expected to be put on the market early next year.
At first he did not realize that he had won the speech contest.
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