Word Meaning 初見

しょけん shoken

初見 is read as しょけん (shoken) and means sight-reading.

Meaning

English

sight-reading
seeing for the first time
first sight
first meeting

Reading

Kana

しょけん

Romaji

shoken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 19429 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見初める

みそめる

to fall in love at first sight

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

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

初歩

しょほ

basics

初雪

はつゆき

first snow (of the season)

初めて

はじめて

for the first time

Example Sentences

簡単な曲なら初見で歌えます。

If it's a simple tune, I can sight-sing it.

音大生はみんな初見とか即興とか得意なの？

Can all university music students do things like sight reading and improvisation?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.