► 名詞
初 [(2)はつ] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 世界初の自動運転車 ⇨ The world’s first self-driving car
► 形容動詞
初 [(1)うぶ] meaning: naive rank: 3
☆ あの娘は未だ初だ ⇨ That girl is still very naive, doesn’t know men
More examples:
- 彼は私の初恋の人だった ⇨ He was my first love
- 首相は来年初頭に訪米の予定だ ⇨ The prime minister is scheduled to visit US at the start of next year
- ぼつぼつ初めましょうか ⇨ Why don’t we get started (slowly)
- 私には当たり前だが彼にとっては初めての事だ ⇨ I take it for granted but for him this is all new
- 彼は最初の詐欺に味を占めて何度も犯行を繰返した ⇨ He got the taste with his first scam, and has repeated the crime many times
- これは最初の約束と丸っきり違う ⇨ This is completely different from the initial promise
- 彼等は当初の立場を固守している ⇨ They are sticking to their original stance
- 初めての口づけ ⇨ The first kiss
- ピアノの初歩 ⇨ The first steps for piano playing
- 会社は最初から交渉に及び腰だった ⇨ The company was scared of, reluctant, the negotiation from the start
- 彼は初心者だけど勘がいい ⇨ He’s a beginner has a natural sense and ability
- 彼は相手の魂胆を最初から見通していた ⇨ He saw through the real intention of the other party from the start
- 私も初めは無理だと思ったが、練習したら出来るようになった ⇨ At first I too thought it was impossible, but I practiced and learned to do it
- 初等教育 ⇨ Elementary education
- もう一回最初っから最後まで一通りやってみよう ⇨ Let’s rehearse through from the start to the end one more time