初 めて hajimete
hajimete
Adverb
, no-Adjective
1. for the first time
Related to 始める
jū rokusaino toki hajimete tenisuo shita.
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
Adverb
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
しかし、抗議 を通 して初 めて自由 で開 かれた社会 が維持 されるのである。
shikashi kōgio tōshite hajimete jiyūde hirakareta shakaiga iji sareru nodearu.
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Noun
3. first time; (one's) first
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jū rokusaino toki hajimete tenisuo shita.
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
しかし、抗議 を通 して初 めて自由 で開 かれた社会 が維持 されるのである。
shikashi kōgio tōshite hajimete jiyūde hirakareta shakaiga iji sareru nodearu.
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
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