Memory phrase for the Kanji: 初


Kanji-Trainer
 

Meaning

first, new, beginning

Pronunciation

SHO
hatsu, hajime

Explanation

Left: clothes , right: sword

Mnemonic

He wears these clothes and a sword for the first time.

Radicals

sword
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

 初  はつ  first...
 初め  はじめ  start, beginning
 初めて  はじめて  for the first time
 最初  さいしょ  beginning/outset/first/onset
 初心者  しょしんしゃ  beginner
 初めに  はじめに  to begin with
 初旬  しょじゅん  first 10 days of the month
 初歩  しょほ  elements, rudiments, the first steps in ...
 初版  しょはん  first edition

At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link.

List of the characters | List of the radials

To the Trainer