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    3. になって初めて

    になって初めて

    に​な​っ​て​初はじめ​て​

    (it was) not until

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    になってはじめて

    Expressions

    1.
    (it was) not until, (it was) only when

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    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
    に
    ni
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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