初めて

N5

はじめて

始めて甫めて

[hajimete]

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Meanings

1.AdverbNo-adj

for the first time

2.Adverb

only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...

3.Noun

first time; (one's) first

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Examples

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。

You only realize it once you've lost it.

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.