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初恋

はつ恋

Reading

Kana: はつこい
Romaji: hatsukoi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

first love; puppy love

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: レン、 こ.う、 こい、 こい.しい
Meanings: romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)()ぬまで初恋(はつこい)(こと)(わす)れずにいた。
➥She had her first love in her memory until she died.
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かいつまんで(はな)せば、(かれ)初恋(はつこい)(ひと)結婚(けっこん)したのだ。
➥To make a long story short, he married his first love.
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