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Reading

Kana: さいしょ
Romaji: saisho
Kana
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Definition

n-t
1

beginning; outset; first; onset

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
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

Example Sentences

(かれ)最初(さいしょ)()た。
➥He was the first to come.
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我々(われわれ)最初(さいしょ)()いた。
➥We arrived first.
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最初(さいしょ)にスープを()んだ。
➥We began with the soup.
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最初(さいしょ)から(はじ)めよう。
➥Let's begin at the beginning.
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最初(さいしょ)のころを(おも)()す。
➥I remember the first time.
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最初(さいしょ)(だれ)(わたし)(しん)じない。
➥No one believed me at first.
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