初物

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はつ
Grade: 4
もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of Old Japanese elements (hatsu, first) +‎ (mono, thing).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はつ)(もの) (hatsumono

  1. the first crop or harvest of the season
    初物(はつもの)のメロンを(いただ)きました。
    Hatsumono no meron o itadakimashita.
    I received the first melon of the season.
  2. a virgin

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN