とう
当
しょ
初

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. beginning, start, outset.

noun, adverb

  1. at first, at the beginning, initially, originally.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とう
当
しょ
初
 当初 とうしょ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hit, right, appropriate
トウ　あ.たる　まさ.に (2nd, N3)
snout, hand
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)