Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
初 (7)
ショ
うい;
そ（める）;
はじ（め・めて）;
はつ
刀 (Type 5 Phonetic) sword/knife + 衣 clothing → cut material as the first step in making clothing (compare 裁) → begin; beginning → first; first time; naïve.
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