KanjiPad初 is the Japanese kanji for beginning, first time. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ and its on reading is ショ.
Stroke order
Words with 初
- 初first, new
- 初めbeginning, start, outset
- 初めてfor the first time
- 初めるto begin to
- 最初beginning, outset, first
- 初日first day, opening day
Practice 初 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.