Word details

食い初め

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い初め.

Dictionary

Entry

食い初め食初めいぞめNounFreq #313220
1

okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

first time, beginning

7 strokesFrequency 152JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショ

Kun

はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Nanori

はっ

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