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初はじめて
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
1. for the first time
Yes, I just heard it for the first time.
Adverb
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
after the -te form of a verb
It was only after nearly losing it that I realized its importance.
Noun
Colloquialism
3. first time; (one's) first
Alt. forms
初はじめて
89%
はじめて
10%
始はじめて
甫はじめて
Kanji used
初
first time
Pitch accent
は
じ
めて
Top 300
Used in: 6500
Composed of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
for the first time in one's life
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
Examples (200 in total)
Is this your first time here?
Everything is so new to me!
Is this your first visit here?
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