はつ
初
がつお
鰹

noun

  1. the first bonito of the season.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
初
がつお
鰹
 初鰹 はつがつお
はつ
初
がつお
松魚
 初松魚 はつがつお

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)
bonito
かつお　ケン (Kentei Pre-1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
strict, hard, solid
ケン　かた.い　きん (7th, N1)
hard, wise
カン　ケン　コウ
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)