7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

first time, beginning

Kun'yomi
  • beginning ②first (in line, etc.) ③origin
  • for the first time ②only after ... is it ... ③first time
  • first
  • はつ-
  • うい-
  • -そめる
  • -ぞ
On'yomi
  • ショ
Nanori
  • はっ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ はじ.め はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)

Common Words

for the first time ②only after ... is it ... ③first time
first generation
early spring ②first month of the lunar calendar
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine) ②No. 1 type
for the first time in one's life
beginning of month
first ②Introduction
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 521D
JIS X 0208 1-29-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4215
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 469
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1116
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1433
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 759
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1031
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 261
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 427
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 636
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1911
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 507
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 679
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 692
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 428
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 353
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 535
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 483
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 279
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 440
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 181
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 411
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e2.1
Four corner code 3722.0
De Roo Code 645