最初
Reading: さいしょ
Meaning: beginning, first, outset
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Example Sentence
最初 の 時 から この 仕事 が 好き だった
I've liked this job from the beginning.
Usage Notes
Refers to the starting point or beginning of something. Can be used both temporally and spatially. Often contrasted with 最後 (end).
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