Single kanji#328 most used
初めて
Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)
for the first time
IN A SENTENCE
トムは3年前に初めてメアリーに会った。
Tom met Mary for the first time three years ago.
from Tatoeba · tommy_san
IN OTHER SENTENCES
初めて会った時の事、ずっと忘れない。
I'll always remember the first time I saw you.
from Tatoeba · small_snow
MEANINGS
1for the first time
adverb · takes の
TANGOYA ASKS
2only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
adverb
3first time; (one's) first
noun
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#328 most used
Written初めて、始めて
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium