初(はじ)めて

はじめて
adverb
for the first time
1. for the first time
Experiencing or doing something for the first time.
日本(にほん)に初(はじ)めて来(き)ました。
I came to Japan for the first time.
初(はじ)めて会(あ)った時(とき)
When we first met.
お寿司(すし)を初(はじ)めて食(た)べた。
I ate sushi for the first time.
初(はじ)めて雪(ゆき)を見(み)た子供(こども)はとても喜(よろこ)んだ。
The child who saw snow for the first time was very happy.
初(はじ)めての海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)で、何(なに)もかもが新鮮(しんせん)に感(かん)じられた。
On my first trip abroad, everything felt fresh and new.

初(はじ)めて means for the first time.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 初(はじ)めて + verb (do ~ for the first time)
  • 初(はじ)めての + noun (first ~)

EXAMPLES:

  • 初(はじ)めての経験(けいけん) (first experience)
  • 初(はじ)めてのデート (first date)

GREETING:

  • 初(はじ)めまして (Nice to meet you - literally "for the first time")
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.2.27 10:24
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