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    3. 初めまして

    初めまして

    初はじめ​ま​し​て​

    nice to meet you

    KMT8Ref L1ExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    始めまして

    はじめまして

    Expressions

    1.
    nice to meet you, I'm glad to make your acquaintance, how do you do?
    polite (teineigo) languageword usually written using kana alone

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    初はじめまして、田た中なかと申もうします。

    Nice to meet you, I'm Tanaka.

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    新あたらしい隣りん人じんに会あった時とき、「初はじめまして」と挨あい拶さつしました。

    When I met my new neighbor, I greeted them with 'Nice to meet you'.

    KMT6Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    パーティーで多おおくの人にんに初はじめましてと言いって、名めい刺しを交こう換かんしました。

    At the party, I said 'Nice to meet you' to many people and exchanged business cards.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    初はじめまして。お会あいできて光こう栄えいです。

    Nice to meet you. It's an honor to meet you.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    本ほん日じつはこのような素す晴ばらしい機き会かいをいただき、皆みな様さまに初はじめましてのご挨あい拶さつをさせていただきます。

    Today, I have been given this wonderful opportunity to introduce myself to everyone for the first time.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career

    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
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
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