初音

From 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) +‎ 音 (ne, “voice, sound”).

• (Tokyo) はつね [hàtsúné] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨne̞]

初(はつ)音(ね) • (hatsune) 

1. the cry of an animal that signals the beginning of a season
2. (especially) a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring
3. a spicy-bitter 新伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense

• 初(はつ)音(ねの)曲(きょく) (Hatsune no Kyoku)
• 初(はつ)音(ね)の鼓(つづみ) (Hatsune no Tsuzumi)

初(はつ)音(ね) • (Hatsune) 

1. the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) a surname

   初音(はつね)映莉子(えりこ)

   Hatsune Eriko

   Eriko Hatsune