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N4Noun
🕐Time & Dates
最初
saisho
beginning, first
Example sentence
最初着る前に洗濯してください。
Wash before first wearing.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 初めて | N5 | はじめて | はじめてfor the first time | |
| 最近 | N4 | さいきん | さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest | |
| 最後 | N4 | さいご | さいごlast, end | |
| 最も | N4 | もっとも | もっともmost | |
| 最高 | N3 | さいこう | さいこうhighest, supreme, the most | |
| 最終 | N3 | さいしゅう | さいしゅうlast, closing | |
| 最低 | N3 | さいてい | さいていleast, lowest, worst | |
| 最中 | N3 | さいちゅう | さいちゅうin the middle of (more formal; e.g. 会議[かいぎ]の最中[さいちゅう] = during the meeting) |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | ひ | ひsun, sunshine, day | |
| 月 | つき | つきmoon (general word) | |
| 間 | あいだ | あいだbetween / while / interval (e.g. 友達[ともだち]と先生[せんせい]の間[あいだ] = between friend and teacher) | |
| 最近 | さいきん | さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest | |
| 今度 | こんど | こんどnow, this time, near future, one of these days, next time | |
| 時代 | じだい | じだいage, period, epoch, era | |
| 最後 | さいご | さいごlast, end | |
| この頃 | このごろ | このごろthese days, nowadays |
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