初物
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 初 | 物 |
| はつ Grade: 4 |
もの Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of Old Japanese elements 初 (hatsu, “first”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the first crop or harvest of the season
- 初物のメロンを頂きました。
- Hatsumono no meron o itadakimashita.
- I received the first melon of the season.
- 初物のメロンを頂きました。
- a virgin
Derived terms
[edit]- 初物食, 初物食い (hatsumono-gui): a preference for eating the first foods of the season; by extension, a preference for new things; a person with such preferences; a libertine who targets virgins
References
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