初めて
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| はじ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 始めて 甫めて (rare) |
From 始めて (hajimete), the conjunctive form of the verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin, to start”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
初めて • (hajimete)
- for the first time, first
- 彼は初めてアメリカに来た。
- Kare wa hajimete Amerika ni kita.
- He came to America for the first time.
- 彼は初めてアメリカに来た。
- reaching a state after a certain experience; at last, finally
- 親が死んで、初めてそのありがたさがわかった。
- Oya ga shinde, hajimete sono arigatasa ga wakatta.
- Only after my parents died did I realize how grateful I was.
- 親が死んで、初めてそのありがたさがわかった。
Related terms
- 始め (hajime)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| はじ > はず Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Shift from 初めて (hajimete) above.
Pronunciation
Adverb
初めて • (hazumete)
- (dialectal) for the first time
- 1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami, “修羅の涙、六三四の涙の巻 [Shura’s Tears, Musashi’s Tears]”, in 六三四の剣 [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 54:
- 勝った……はずめて修羅に勝った！
- Katta…… hazumete Shura ni katta!
- Ah’ve done it… Ah’ve finally beaten Shura!
- (literally, “I’ve won… I’ve won over Shura for the first time!”)
- 勝った……はずめて修羅に勝った！
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| そ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
初めて • (somete)
- conjunctive form of 初める (someru) [ichidan]
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| はじ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 初めて – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 初めて, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN