| Readings | On-reading | しょ |
| Kun-reading | はじめ はじめて はつ | |
| Meaning | first time | |
| Radical | 刀(刂) | |
| Stroke count | ７ | |
| JLPT Level | N3 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「初」
| Word | Meaning |
| 初めて（はじめて） | for the first time |
| 最初（さいしょ） | first |
| 初級（しょきゅう） | elementary level |
