Vocabulary

What does 当初 (とうしょ) mean?

当初 (とうしょ) means originally, at the outset (initial plan, budget).

Quick facts
Readingとうしょ
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
とうしょ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommon

originally, at the outset (initial plan, budget)

  1. 1noun · no-adjective beginning; start; outset
  2. 2noun · adverb at first; at the beginning; initially

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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