EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    first generation; founder

    それはアメリカの初代大統領にちなんで名づけられた。
    It was named after the first American president.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

first time, beginning

Kun
はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め
On
ショ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
152 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

はっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5e2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3722.0Four corner code
645deroo
521dUnicode hex code
1-29-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4215Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
469New Nelson (John Haig)
1116New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
759Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1031Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
404Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
431Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
261A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
427Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
636Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1911Morohashi
507A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
679Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
692Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428sakade
353Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
535henshall3
483Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
279crowley
440Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
181Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
411Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu1Pinyin reading
choKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level