単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,696 most used

初

はつ2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

first

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

She wrote her first novel.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

They made first ascent of Mount Everest.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

first; new

takes の · noun · prefix

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 初 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

発departure; departing fromはつ · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,696 most used

Written初 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium