初
ショ
はじ.め • はじ.めて • はつ • はつ- • うい- • -そ.める • -ぞ.め
first time; beginning
Words
初鳴日
しょめいび
- first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp n
初鳴き
はつなき
- first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species n
初穂料
はつほりょう
- ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony n Shinto
人生初
じんせいはつ
- (for the) first time in one's life n adj-no
鍬初め
くわはじめ
- New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction n