初め

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
初
はじ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 初め – see the following entry.
【始はじめ】
[noun] (especially 初め) beginning, the start of an activity or time period
[noun] (especially 始め) origin, beginning of a thing
Alternative spellings
初め, 一め
(This term, 初め, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
初
そ > ぞ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
初 (uncommon)

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 初(そ)める (someru, “an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time”, auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)),[1][2] in turn likely cognate with 染める (someru, “to dye something”, when used as an auxiliary, “to do something deeply or thoroughly”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡zo̞me̞]
  • Pitch accent is determined by the entire suffixed term.

Suffix

初(ぞ)め • (-zome) 

  1. for the first time, typically in the current year
Derived terms

References
  1. “初”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. “初める”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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