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    3. 初めて

    初めて

    初はじめ​て​

    for the first time

    N5KMT6CoreRef L1Daily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    始めて甫めて

    はじめて

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    for the first time

    Adverb

    2.
    only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...

    Noun

    3.
    first time, (one's) first
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 10

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    私わたしは初はじめて日に本ほんに来きました。

    I came to Japan for the first time.

    KMT3Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    子こ供どもが初はじめて自じ転てん車しゃに乗のれた時とき、とても嬉うれしそうだった。

    When the child rode a bicycle for the first time, they looked very happy.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれがそんなに怒おこったのは初はじめて見みた。

    It was the first time I saw him get so angry.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    富ふじ士さん山へのに登ぼるのは初はじめてなので、少すこし緊きん張ちょうしています。

    Since it's my first time climbing Mt. Fuji, I'm a little nervous.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationEmotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    このような経けい験けんは、私わたしにとって初はじめてのことです。

    This kind of experience is a first for me.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
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