初音

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
初 音
はつ
Grade: 4 		ね
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) +‎ 音 (ne, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

初(はつ)音(ね) • (hatsune) 

  1. the cry of an animal that signals the beginning of a season
  2. (especially) a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring
  3. a spicy-bitter 新伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense

Derived terms

Proper noun

初(はつ)音(ね) • (Hatsune) 

  1. the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a surname
    初音(はつね)映莉子(えりこ)
    Hatsune Eriko
    Eriko Hatsune

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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