Vocabulary

What does 最初 (さいしょ, saisho) mean?

最初 (さいしょ, saisho) means first, at the beginning.

Quick facts
Reading	さいしょ
Romaji	saisho
Part of speech	no-adjective, noun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N4

最初さいしょ

N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsaisho

first, at the beginning

1no-adjective · noun · adverb beginning; outset; first

Example sentences

最初(さいしょ)にお名前(なまえ)を書(か)いてください。
Please write your name first.
最初(さいしょ)は日本(にほん)語(ご)が難(むずか)しかったです。
At first, Japanese was difficult for me.

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