"初め" meaning in Japanese

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Suffix

IPA: [d͡zo̞me̞] Forms: 初め [canonical] (ruby: ()), -zome [romanization]
Etymology: From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 初(そ)める (someru, “an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time”, auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)), in turn likely cognate with 染める (someru, “to dye something”, when used as an auxiliary, “to do something deeply or thoroughly”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|初める|そめる|an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time|pos=auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)}} 初(そ)める (someru, “an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time”, auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)), {{ja-etym-renyokei|初める|そめる|an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time|nodot=1|pos=auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)|sort=そめ'}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 初(そ)める (someru, “an action begins or is begun; such an action or its result continues for a long time”, auxiliary verb attaching to another verb in the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)), {{m|ja|染める||to dye something|pos=when used as an auxiliary, “to do something deeply or thoroughly”|tr=someru}} 染める (someru, “to dye something”, when used as an auxiliary, “to do something deeply or thoroughly”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|ぞめ}} 初(ぞ)め • (-zome)
  1. for the first time, typically in the current year Tags: morpheme Derived forms: 書き初め (kakizome) (english: the first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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