初め (はじめ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

初め (はじめ) means beginning / start.

See example sentences below.

初め at a glance

初め

はじめhajime

N5noun

beginning / start

初めはじめhajimeN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

beginning / start

Example 1

はじめにあいさつをします。

Translation

I will give a greeting at the beginning.

Example 2

はじめてのしゅくだいをしました。

Translation

I did my first homework.