初め
はじめ · zome
First doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
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flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
新居で初めての朝を迎えました。
しんきょではじめてのあさをむかえました。
I welcomed the first morning in the new home.
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First doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.).
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はじめ (zome). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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