初はじめ
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
At first, I didn't understand what was being said.
Noun
2. first (in line, etc.)
esp. 初め
It wasn't like this with my first child, though.
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.
He has bandages on his head and on various other parts of his body.
Kanji used
first time
Pitch accent
は
じめ
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
from the beginning
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
Examples (3 in total)
The first two days of my trip were rainy.
He stayed with us until the beginning of this month.
In the beginning, man was almost the same as the other animals.