しょ
初
だい
代

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. first generation, founder.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
だい
代
 初代 しょだい ✔

Contained Kanji 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)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ　か.わる　よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)