Word Meaning 初潮

しょちょう shochou

初潮 is read as しょちょう (shochou) and means menarche.

Meaning

English

  1. menarche
  2. first menstruation

Reading

Kana

しょちょう

Romaji

shochou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 22239 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初級

しょきゅう

elementary level

初旬

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month

初陣

ういじん

one's first campaign

初診

しょしん

initial medical examination

初挑戦

はつちょうせん

first challenge

初節句

はつぜっく

baby's first annual festival

初期連結集合

しょきれんけつしゅうごう

initial link set

初動対応

しょどうたいおう

initial response

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)

初期条件モード

しょきじょうけんもーど

initial condition mode

初期状態

しょきじょうたい

initial state

初凪

はつなぎ

first lull of the year

Example Sentences

2

I had my first period when I was 13 years old.

I had my first period when I was 13 years old.