JLPT N1 · Noun

始発 (shihatsu)

始発 (しはつ, shihatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “first departure (of the day); first train”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しはつ
Romaji: shihatsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

first departure (of the day); first train; first bus · noun
departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

あなたは始発電車に間にあいましたか。

Did you catch the first train?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 始発

始

commence, beginシ・はじ.める・-はじ.める · 8 strokes

発

departure, discharge, publishハツ・ホツ・た.つ・あば.く · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 始発.

始まるはじまるto begin始めるはじめるto start開始かいしstart始まりはじまりorigin原始げんしorigin始終しじゅうcontinuously始めにはじめにfirst始末しまつmanagement終始しゅうしbeginning and end発音はつおんpronunciation出発しゅっぱつdeparture爆発ばくはつexplosion発見はっけんdiscovery発行はっこうpublication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1307610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.