How do you read 初氷?

初氷 is read はつごおり (hatsugoori), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 3).

What JLPT level is 初氷?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 初氷 in romaji?

初氷 is written hatsugoori in romaji, also spelled hatsugori.

What kanji are in 初氷?

初 (First Time, Beginning); 氷 (Icicle, Ice).

初氷はつごおり

はつごおり · hatsugoori (also spelled hatsugori)

noun

First ice of winter

Other ways to say “first ice of winter” in Japanese →

Nakadaka

falls after mora 3 · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning 音しょ訓はじ.め・はじ.めて JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 氷Icicle, Ice, Hail 音ひょう訓こおり・ひ JLPT N2 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month 初歩しょほelements, rudiments 初版しょはんfirst edition 初～しょ～first ~最初さいしょbeginning, first 初級しょきゅうelementary level 氷こおりice, hail

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What does 初氷 mean?

First ice of winter.

How do you pronounce 初氷?

はつごおり (hatsugoori). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.

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