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当初 (とうしょ): Initially / at first — Japanese vocabulary

当初 is read とうしょ and means "Initially / at first". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

当初

Reading
とうしょ · tousho
Translation
Initially / at first
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
とうしょが

Example

その会合は当初の予定どおりに開催された。

そのかいごうはとうしょのよていどおりにかいさいされた。

The meeting was held as intended at the outset.

Kanji in this word

  • 当 — hit, right
  • 初 — first

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