最初
さいしょ · saisho
Beginning, outset, first, onset
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flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
春の訪れを告げる最初の日、山々の雪が溶け始めた。
はるの おとずれ を つげる さいしょの ひ、やまやまの ゆきが とけはじめた。
On the first day that announces the arrival of spring, the snow on the mountains began to melt.
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春の訪れを知らせる最初の知らせは、梅の花から届くものだ。
はるの おとずれを しらせる さいしょの しらせは、うめの はな から とどく ものだ。
The first news announcing the arrival of spring comes from the plum blossoms.
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What does 最初 mean?
Beginning, outset, first, onset.
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さいしょ (saisho). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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