初 — first time, beginning
はつ
初
first time
はつ
U+521D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #152
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #431
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- first time
- beginning
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょ sho
- Kun'yomi
- はつ hatsu はじ haji うい ui そ so ぞ zo
word
はつ hatsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
初
hatsu
first
初
日
の
出
hatsuhinode
first sunrise of the year
初
売
り
hatsuuri
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
初
雪
hatsuyuki
first snow (of the season)
初
夢
hatsuyume
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck)
初
詣
hatsumoude
New Year's first shrine visit
初
挑
戦
hatsuchousen
first challenge
初
舞
台
hatsubutai
debut
しょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
はじ haji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
うい ui Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
そ ・ぞ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
35 wordsEach dot is a word containing 初: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 17 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.