初めて
N5はじめて
始めて甫めて
[hajimete]
Definitions
1.adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
for the first time
2.adverb (fukushi)
only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
first time; (one's) first
Example Sentences
日本に初めて来ました。
I came to Japan for the first time.
失って初めて気づく。
Only after losing it do you realize.
初めて料理を作ったときは大変だった。
It was hard when I cooked for the first time.