Word Meaning 初便り

はつだより hatsudayori

初便り is read as はつだより (hatsudayori) and means first letter (of the year, season, etc.).

Meaning

English

first letter (of the year, season, etc.)
first correspondence

Reading

Kana

はつだより

Romaji

hatsudayori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 101745 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初売り

はつうり

first business conducted by retailers in the New Year

初生り

はつなり

first fruits

初せり

はつせり

first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)

初っ切り

しょっきり

comic sumo performance

初乗り

はつのり

base-fare zone (of a train, taxi, etc.)

初宮参り

はつみやまいり

first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

初滑り

はつすべり

first ski of the season

初

はつ

first

初日

しょじつ

first day

初夏

しょか

early summer

初産

しょざん

first childbirth

初期

しょき

early days