Meaning

Primary

The First

Alternatives

First, Beginning, Outset

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The most first thing is the first thing.

Reading

さいしょ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 最初からいる

    to be somewhere from the beginning

    最初からする

    to do from the beginning

    最初からできる

    to be able to do from the beginning

Context Sentences

最初はとりあえず生で!

I'm gonna start with a draft beer!

コウイチの最初のかの女の名前はコウイチ子でした。

Koichi's first girlfriend's name was Koichiko.

お前本当に下手くそだな!初心者でもこんなに下手くそじゃねぇだろ。俺が最初にこのゲームをプレイした時は、お前よりずっと上手かったわ。

You’re awful at this! Even a newbie couldn’t be that bad! When I played this game for the first time I was way better than you.

Kanji Composition