初回(しょかい)

しょかい
noun
first time, first round, first inning
1. first time, first round, first inning
The first occurrence or round of something in a series. Commonly used for the first episode, first session, or first inning in sports.
初回(しょかい)限定(げんてい)の特典(とくてん)がつく。
It comes with a first-edition bonus.
初回(しょかい)は無料(むりょう)で体験(たいけん)できます。
The first session is free to try.
ピッチャーは初回(しょかい)から3点(てん)を失(うしな)い、苦(くる)しい展開(てんかい)になった。
The pitcher gave up 3 runs in the first inning, making it a difficult game.

初回(しょかい) means the first time or first round in a series. It implies that subsequent rounds will follow.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 初回(しょかい)限定(げんてい): first-edition limited (CDs, merchandise)
  • 初回(しょかい)無料(むりょう): first time free (services, trials)
  • 初回(しょかい)放送(ほうそう): first broadcast, premiere
  • 初回(しょかい)特典(とくてん): first-edition bonus
  • 初回(しょかい)から: from the very first time

USAGE:
In baseball, 初回(しょかい) refers specifically to the first inning. In business and marketing, it often appears in promotional phrases like 初回(しょかい)割引(わりびき) (first-time discount). Can modify nouns directly or with の.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 最初(さいしょ): the first, the beginning (general, broader usage)
  • 第(だい)1回(かい): the first round/session (formal numbering)
  • 初(はじ)めて: for the first time (adverb, focuses on the experience)
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Added 2026.2.18 8:15 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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