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始
はじ
めて
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
1. for the first time
はい、
今
いま
初
はじ
めて
聞
き
きました。
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
失
うしな
いかけて
初
はじ
めて
大
たい
切
せつ
さに
気
き
づいた。
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
始
begin
Pitch accent
は
じ
めて
Used in: 177
Composed of
始
はじ
め
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...