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最初

さいしょ

Meanings

beginning; outset; first; onset

Part of speech: no-adjective, noun, adverb

Kanji

最
Meanings
utmost, most, extreme
On reading
サイ、シュ
Kun reading
もっと.も、つま
Strokes
12
初
Meanings
first time, beginning
On reading
ショ
Kun reading
はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める
Strokes
7

Example sentences

その考えは最初のうちはばかげているように思えた。
The idea seemed absurd at first.
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