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初めて

はじめて

Readings

はじめて

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adj-nofor the first time
  2. 2.
    advonly after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
  3. 3.
    nfirst time; (one's) first

Kanji breakdown

初
N47 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

１６歳の時、初めてテニスをした。

When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.

しかし、抗議を通して初めて自由で開かれた社会が維持されるのである。

Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.

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初めてはじめて

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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