EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    beginning (of a century, etc.)

    事実、海は今世紀の初頭よりすでに10cmも上昇しているのである。
    In fact, the sea has already risen 10 centimeters since the beginning of this century.
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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

head, counter for large animals

Kun
あたまかしら-がしらかぶり
On
トウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
433 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

かみがみちゃんつむり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-9SKIP code
9a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
1118.6Four corner code
3061deroo
982dUnicode hex code
1-38-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4469Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6639New Nelson (John Haig)
1604New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1441Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2504Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
519Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43490Morohashi
186A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294sakade
275Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203henshall3
238Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
234crowley
166Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1453Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tou2, tou5Pinyin reading
duKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level