初 (はつ) — first, new
初
first
Frequency #795
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
1 character
no-adjective
noun
hatsu
はつ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
はつ[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- first
- new
Explained in simple Japanese
- まえに 一回も なかった、はじめての こと。
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Adjective forms
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