初陣
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 初陣
1
one's first campaign; one's first battle
Examples
しかも初陣があのドラゴン退治！
What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!
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
陣
10 strokes
Frequency: 828
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
camp
battle array
ranks
position
sudden
brief time
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
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