最初

Chinese
(the) most; ‑est
 
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
simp. and trad.
(最初)		 最 初

Pronunciation

Noun

最初

  1. first; beginning

Adjective

最初

  1. initial; first

Adverb

最初

  1. initially; originally

Synonyms
Synonyms of 最初

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (最初):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 初
さい
Grade: 4		 しょ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 初 (sho, “new, first”)

Adverb

最初 (hiragana さいしょ, rōmaji saisho)

  1. firstly

Noun

最初 (hiragana さいしょ, rōmaji saisho)

  1. first, the beginning, the start
    • 1912, 夏目漱石, 行人:
      自 (じ)分 (ぶん)は最初 (さいしょ)その横顔 (よこがお)を見 (み)た時 (とき)、これが病 (びょう)人 (にん)の顔 (かお)だろうかと疑 (うたが)った。
      Jibun wa saisho sono yokogao o mita toki, kore ga byōnin no kao darō ka to utagatta.
      When I first saw the face in profile, I suspected that it might be the face of a sick person.
    • 1914, 島田清次郎, 若芽:
      これが若 (わか)い文 (ぶん)士 (し)が父 (ちち)を見 (み)ての最初 (さいしょ)の言葉 (ことば)であつた。
      Kore ga wakai bunshi ga chichi o mite no saisho no kotoba de atsuta.
      These were the first words that the man of letters uttered upon seeing his father.
    • 1914, 夏目漱石, こころ:
      彼 (かれ)の自白 (じはく)は最初 (さいしょ)から最後 (さいご)まで同 (おな)じ調 (ちょう)子 (し)で貫 (つらぬ)いていました。
      Kare no jihaku wa saisho kara saigo made onaji chōshi de tsuranuite imashita.
      He stuck to the same tone in his confession from beginning to end.

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • 最初 (さいしょ)に (saishoni, “firstly”)

References
  1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.

Korean
Hanja in this term
最初

Noun

最初 • (choecho) (hangeul 최초)

  1. Hanja form? of 최초 (“the first”).
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