初体験

See also: 初體驗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	体	験
はつ Grade: 4	たい Grade: 2	けん Grade: 4
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
初體驗 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
初	体	験
しょ Grade: 4	たい Grade: 2	けん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
初體驗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 初 (hatsu/sho, “first”) +‎ 体験 (taiken, “experience”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はつたいけん [hàtsútáꜜìkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨta̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

• (Tokyo) しょたいけん [shòtáꜜìkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ta̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

初(はつ)体(たい)験(けん) or 初(しょ)体(たい)験(けん) • (hatsutaiken or shotaiken) 

1. first experience (doing something)
2. (euphemistic) first sexual experience