7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3
first time, beginning
Kun'yomi
は じ め beginning ②first (in line, etc.) ③origin は じ め て for the first time ②only after ... is it ... ③first time は つ first はつ- うい- -そ める -ぞ め
On'yomi
ショ
Nanori
し はっ
Character Breakdown
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 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 404 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 431 |
| 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 |