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初 = 衤 + 刀
初 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “first time”. It is built from 衤 (cloak) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 431.
- Keyword
- first time
- RTK frame
- 431
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- впервые
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 初 beginning
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 初 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cloak” + “sword”. 初 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 初 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.