初

first time
beginning

On'yomi: ショ
Kun'yomi: はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
Strokes: 7
Radical: 刀 (#18)
School grade: 4
Frequency: #152 in newspapers
Name readings: し、はっ

Words with 初

初め	はじめ	beginning	N5
初めて	はじめて	for the first time	N5
最初	さいしょ	beginning; first	N4
初級	しょきゅう	elementary level	N2
初旬	しょじゅん	first 10 days of the month	N2
初めに	はじめに	first; firstly; first of all	N2
初	はつ	first; new	N1
初版	しょはん	first edition	N1

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import { findKanji } from 'kotowa';
findKanji('初');

{
  "character": "初",
  "level": "N3",
  "strokes": 7,
  "grade": 4,
  "freq": 152,
  "radical": "刀",
  "radical_number": 18,
  "onyomi": [
    "ショ"
  ],
  "kunyomi": [
    "はじ.め",
    "はじ.めて",
    "はつ",
    "はつ-",
    "うい-",
    "-そ.める",
    "-ぞ.め"
  ],
  "meanings": [
    "first time",
    "beginning"
  ],
  "nanori": [
    "し",
    "はっ"
  ],
  "words": [
    "初め",
    "初めて",
    "最初",
    "初級",
    "初旬",
    "初めに",
    "初",
    "初版"
  ]
}