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Meaning of (はつ) in Japanese

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はつ, うい
Romaji
hatsu, ui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun, used as a prefix, noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    first; new
    Example sentence
    彼らエベレスト登頂した They made first ascent of Mount Everest.

Examples of 初, はつ, うい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

first time, beginning

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め

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