初めまして
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 初 |
| はじ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 始めまして |
Japanese phrasebook
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Pronunciation
Phrase
初めまして • (hajimemashite)
- pleased to meet you; nice to meet you; how do you do
- 2003 August 31 [2001 December 24], Reiko Shimizu, “秘密 THE TOP SECRET 1999 [The Top Secret 1999]”, in 秘密 THE TOP SECRET [The Top Secret], 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 12:
- はじめまして 「大統領閣下」
- Hajimemashite “Misutā Purejidento”
- I am glad to meet you, “Mr. President”
- はじめまして 「大統領閣下」
Synonyms
- (more formal) お初にお目にかかります (o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu)
Noun
初めまして • (hajimemashite)
- (colloquial) meeting and greeting for the first time