初
- Strokes:
- 7
- Grade:
- Grade 4
- JLPT:
- N2
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
first time; beginning
On'yomi
ショ
sho
Kun'yomi
はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
haji.me、haji.mete、hatsu、hatsu-、ui-、-so.meru、-zo.me
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- 衤clothes
- 刀sword