初 means first time
beginning
A knife cuts the cloth for the first time: first.
On'yomi
- ショsho
Kun'yomi
- はじ(め)hajime
- はじ(めて)hajimete
- はつhatsu
- ういui
- そ(める)someru
1 more
- ぞ(め)zome
How it's built
- 衤clothes
- 刀knife
Common words
- 初はつfirst; new
- 初日しょにちfirst day; opening day
- 初雪はつゆきfirst snow (of the season); first snowfall
- 初歩しょほbasics; rudiments