← Back to browse初参しょさん[shosan]nounJapanese definitionNo Japanese definition yet.English definitionsbeing in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first timevisiting a shrine (or temple) for the first timeExamplesNo examples yet.Loading examples…Ask about thisKanji初first time; beginningショ / はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め · 7 strokes最初初めて初初期初め初心者初回当初参nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; take part inサン、シン / まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ · 8 strokes参加参考参戦参照参入参り参拝参議院Similar words初参りはつまいり