日本初

にほんはつ

Also written にっぽんはつ

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective first (of its kind) in Japan

Kanji

• 日 day
• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 初 first. Read as はつ.

Example sentences

• 彼女は日本初の宇宙飛行士となるだろう。
  She will be the first Japanese woman astronaut.

Word lists

• Encyclopedia

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists