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ๅˆ
JLPT N3 SL4 7 strokes Frequency: #152

Meanings

First Time, Beginning

Radicals

ๅˆ€

Decomposition

โฟฐ่กคๅˆ€

Etymology

Ideographic: Cuttingย ๅˆ€ย the clothย ่กค is the first step in making clothes

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left
2 corner left-to-right
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
6 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
7 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใ‚ทใƒง sho
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใฏใค hatsu
ใฏใ˜ haji

Words Using This Kanji

296 words total
Other (20 words)
ๅˆๅทณ ใฏใคใฟ

first Serpent day of the year

ๆœฌๅˆ ใปใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡

beginning

ๆ˜Žๅˆ ใ‚ใ„ใ—ใ‚‡

first year of Meiji era

ๅˆ็ญ‰ๆ•ฐๅญฆ ใ—ใ‚‡ใจใ†ใ™ใ†ใŒใ

elementary mathematics

ๅˆ้ฃ›่กŒ ใฏใคใฒใ“ใ†

maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)

ๅˆๆˆฆ ใ—ใ‚‡ใ›ใ‚“

first match (in a series)

ๅˆ็ƒ ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ‚…ใ†

pitcher's first pitch (to batter, or in the game)

ๅˆ็Šฏ่€… ใ—ใ‚‡ใฏใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒ

first offender

ๅˆๅนดๅบฆ ใ—ใ‚‡ใญใ‚“ใฉ

first year

ๅˆๅ„ชๅ‹ ใฏใคใ‚†ใ†ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†

first championship win (esp. sumo)

ๅˆๅœŸไฟต ใฏใคใฉใฒใ‚‡ใ†

first tournament for a wrestler

ๅˆใฃๅˆ‡ใ‚Š ใ—ใ‚‡ใฃใใ‚Š

comic sumo performance

ๅˆๆ—ฅใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ ใ—ใ‚‡ใซใกใ‚’ใ ใ™

to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses

ๅˆใฃ็ซฏ ใ—ใ‚‡ใฃใฑใช

(very) beginning

ๅˆๅˆท ใ—ใ‚‡ใšใ‚Š

first print (run)

ๆ—ฅๆœฌๅˆ ใซใปใ‚“ใฏใค

first (of its kind) in Japan

ๅˆ็ฅ– ใ—ใ‚‡ใ

the first generation of a family

ไธ–็•Œๅˆ ใ›ใ‹ใ„ใฏใค

world's first

็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใฆๅˆใ‚ใฆ ใ†ใพใ‚Œใฆใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆ

for the first time in one's life

ไปฎๅˆใ‚ ใ‹ใ‚Šใใ‚

temporary