Meaning

Primary

First Love

Alternative

First Crush

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your first love is your first love or your first crush. This usually refers to the first time you fall in love, but it can also refer to the person you fall in love with.

Reading

はつこい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Similarly to 初耳, behaves more like a prefix here, which means that this uses kun'yomi readings. You already know these for both and , so you should be good to go!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 初恋を思い出す

    to recall the first time one fell in love

    初恋をあきらめる

    to give up one's first love

    初恋をする

    to fall in love for the first time

Context Sentences

あなたの初恋ってどんな感じだった?

What was it like the first time you fell in love?

初恋の人の名前は…たしか、ミッちゃんだったかな。

My first love's name was...I think...Micchan.

おじいちゃん、おじいちゃんが初恋をしたのっていつ?

Grandpa, when was the first time you fell in love?

Kanji Composition