Skip to content

最初 (さいしょ): beginning, first — Japanese vocabulary

最初 is read さいしょ and means "beginning, first". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

最初

Reading
さいしょ · saisho
Translation
beginning, first
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
さいしょが

Example

最初は敬語が難しくて、うまく話せませんでした。

さいしょはけいごがむずかしくて、うまくはなせませんでした。

At first, honorific language was hard and I couldn't speak well.

Kanji in this word

  • 最 — most, utmost
  • 初 — first

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free