EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 11
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    beginning; outset; first; onset

    その考えは最初のうちはばかげているように思えた。
    The idea seemed absurd at first.
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Characters in this word

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utmost, most, extreme

Kun
もっと.もつま
On
サイシュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
82 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6014.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6700Unicode hex code
1-26-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2146Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2492New Nelson (John Haig)
2472New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
821Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
884Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1742Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14301Morohashi
484A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402sakade
612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
510henshall3
587Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
99crowley
439Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1000Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
choeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
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