Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
はじ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
始めまして

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) じめま [hàjímémáꜜshìtè] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ʑime̞ma̠ɕi̥te̞]
  • (file)

Phrase edit

(はじ)めまして (hajimemashite

  1. pleased to meet you; nice to meet you; how do you do
    • 2003 August 31 [2001 December 24], Reiko Shimizu, “秘密 THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット) 1999(いっせんきゅうはち
      きゅうじゅうきゅう
      )
      ”, in 秘密 THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット), 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 12:
      はじめまして 「大統領閣下(ミスタープレジデント)
      Hajimemashite “Misutā Purejidento”
      I am glad to meet you, “Mr. President”

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

(はじ)めまして (hajimemashite

  1. (colloquial) meeting and greeting for the first time