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初はじめに

N2
はじめに hajimeni
  1. first
  2. firstly
  3. first of all
  4. to begin with
expression

Chinese meanings

首先;开始时

Examples

  • いいえ、はじめに9番ばんにおかけ下ください。
    No, please dial nine first.
    不,请先拨九号。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9b9b6c1212'); // 初めに
{
  "id": "9b9b6c1212",
  "word": "初めに",
  "reading": "はじめに",
  "romaji": "hajimeni",
  "meanings": [
    "first",
    "firstly",
    "first of all",
    "to begin with"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "exp"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1307520,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "いいえ、はじめに9番におかけ下さい。",
      "furigana": "いいえ、はじめに9{番|ばん}におかけ{下|くだ}さい。",
      "en": "No, please dial nine first.",
      "tatoeba_id": 229449
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a2fed1d62388efd88f8d2ae847540dff37e1c18a30b91cad93a447b92379092e",
    "meanings": [
      "首先",
      "开始时"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "いいえ、はじめに9番におかけ下さい。",
        "zh": "不,请先拨九号。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/9b9b6c1212",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1307520; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ae53c92392d809b43343d453551d7f96e4ca9f94a17230ec001fecf2f18b8a1c"
  }
}