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    3. 初級

    初級

    初しょ級きゅう

    elementary level

    N2KMT8News #24+1CoreNoun, ParticleEducationKanji Vocab16 strokes

    しょきゅう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    elementary level, beginner level

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは日に本ほん語ごの初しょ級きゅうクラスに通かよっている。

    I am attending a beginner Japanese class.

    KMT6EducationDaily Life
    この本ほんはプログラミングの初しょ級きゅう者しゃ向むけに書かかれている。

    This book is written for beginner programmers.

    KMT8EducationTechnology
    多おおくのスポーツクラブでは、初しょ級きゅう者しゃ向むけの体たい験けんレッスンを提てい供きょうしている。

    Many sports clubs offer trial lessons for beginners.

    KMT8EducationSports & Martial Arts
    初しょ級きゅうの文ぶん法ぽうをしっかり学まなぶことが、上じょう達たつへの近ちか道みちだ。

    Thoroughly learning beginner grammar is the shortcut to improvement.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts
    初しょ級きゅうレベルを終おえたら、中ちゅう級きゅうに進すすむための準じゅん備びを始はじめるべきだ。

    Once you finish the beginner level, you should start preparing to advance to the intermediate level.

    KMT9Education

    Kanji 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
    級
    class・rank・grade
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