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初めて

はじめて

for the first time

Mnemonic

Hajime はじめ, they shout, and the bout starts. It is the first one you have ever been in. You have never once stood in Tokyo before either, and here you are: はじめて.

Worth knowing

Careful with 始めて はじめて, written with 始. That one means 'starting to do' something. This one is 'for the first time'.

Built from

first, beginning
衤 clothing + 刀 knife

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