初見

しょけん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting
2. Noun sight-reading

Kanji

• 初 first. Read as ショ.
• 見 view. Read as ケン.

Example sentences

• 簡単な曲なら初見で歌えます。
  If it's a simple tune, I can sight-sing it.
• 音大生はみんな初見とか即興とか得意なの？
  Can all university music students do things like sight reading and improvisation?

Word lists

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