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手始めに
手初めに
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Readings
てはじめに
tehajimeni
English
Adverb (fukushi)
at first, at the outset, to begin with, as a first step
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Kanjis
手 ON: シュ, ズ KUN: て, て-, -て, た-
hand

Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-3 FC: 2050.0


始 ON: シ KUN: はじ.める, -はじ.める, はじ.まる
commence, begin

Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 4346.6


初 ON: ショ KUN: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め
first time, beginning

Stroke: 7 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-5-2 FC: 3722.2


Phrases
手初めにこれをやってみましょう。
Parts: 手初めに (てはじめに) 此れ (これ) やって見る (やってみましょう)
Let's do this as a first step.