初めて はじめて hajimete for the first time JLPT N5 adverb no-adjective noun Common word Other meanings 2. only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ... 3. first time, (one's) first The kanji in this word 初 first time, beginning JLPT N3 · Strokes 7 In this level 箱 橋 箸 始まる 始め 走る バス バター 二十歳 働く Back to the JLPT N5 list Practise these words