はじめまして

hajimemashite

How do you do?
I am glad to meet you

expression

Also written 始めまして

Chinese meanings

初次见面

Examples

Furigana

初はじめましてケン。
Nice to meet you, Ken.
初次见面，肯。
Tatoeba #147522
はじめまして、ジョーンズ夫人。
How do you do, Mrs. Jones?
初次见面，琼斯夫人。
Tatoeba #198254

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a2c1e54c17'); // はじめまして

{
  "id": "a2c1e54c17",
  "word": "はじめまして",
  "reading": "はじめまして",
  "romaji": "hajimemashite",
  "meanings": [
    "How do you do?",
    "I am glad to meet you"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "exp"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1625780,
  "other_forms": [
    "始めまして"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "初めましてケン。",
      "furigana": "{初|はじ}めましてケン。",
      "en": "Nice to meet you, Ken.",
      "tatoeba_id": 147522
    },
    {
      "ja": "はじめまして、ジョーンズ夫人。",
      "en": "How do you do, Mrs. Jones?",
      "tatoeba_id": 198254
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "52cc677751178919ed7d3e3bc9da8f12d5864bb42af239d6ae7c28a5e10a1fd7",
    "meanings": [
      "初次见面"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "初めましてケン。",
        "zh": "初次见面，肯。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "はじめまして、ジョーンズ夫人。",
        "zh": "初次见面，琼斯夫人。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/a2c1e54c17",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4f90c1981c91542a31a807b61e6455aed2a554c6e22835a3d42982dbde5424ca"
  }
}