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    3. 初っ端

    初っ端

    初しょっ​端ぱな

    (very) beginning

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    初っぱな

    しょっぱな

    Noun

    1.
    (very) beginning, start
    word usually written using kana alonecolloquial

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    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
    端
    はし・は・はた・-ばた・はな…(3)
    edge・origin・end・point・border…(2)
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
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