Word Meaning 初日

しょじつ shojitsu

初日 is read as しょじつ (shojitsu) and means first day.

Meaning

English

  1. first day
  2. opening day

Reading

Kana

しょじつ

Romaji

shojitsu

Writing Variants

  • 初日 しょにち shonichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 末日,千秋楽 Rank 307 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初七日

しょなぬか

memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

初日の出

はつひので

first sunrise of the year

初日が出る

しょにちがでる

to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses

初日を出す

しょにちをだす

to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses

日本初

にほんはつ

first (of its kind) in Japan

はつ

first

初夏

しょか

early summer

初産

しょざん

first childbirth

初期

しょき

early days

初出

うぶだし

first appearance

初心

しょしん

original intention

初任給

しょにんきゅう

initial salary

Example Sentences

1

このしごとはしょにちがいちばんきんちょうした。

The first day of this job was the most nerve-racking.