ことし
今年
はつ
初

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. (for the) first time this year.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ことし
今年
はつ
初
 今年初 ことしはつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)
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)