初めまして はじめまして Also written 始めまして Meanings Expression nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do? Kanji 初 first. Read as はじめ. Example sentences 初めまして。Nice to meet you. こんにちは。初めまして。Hi, nice to meet you. Word lists JLPT N2 Polite (丁寧語) Core 5000 Spoken Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists