初恋
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 初恋
1
first love; puppy love
Examples
かいつまんで話せば、彼は初恋の人と結婚したのだ。
To make a long story short, he married his first love.
Kanji in this Word
初
7 strokes
Frequency: 152
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
first time
beginning
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はじ.め
はじ.めて
はつ
はつ-
うい-
-そ.める
-ぞ.め
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
し
はっ
恋
10 strokes
Frequency: 1296
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
romance
in love
yearn for
miss
darling
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こ.う
こい
こい.しい
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