初めまして
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はじ Grade: 4 |
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Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
初めまして • (hajimemashite)
- 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 1999”, in 秘密 THE TOP SECRET, 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 12:
- はじめまして 「大統領閣下」
- Hajimemashite “Misutā Purejidento”
- I am glad to meet you, “Mr. President”
- はじめまして 「大統領閣下」
Synonyms edit
- (more formal) お初にお目にかかります (o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu)
Noun edit
初めまして • (hajimemashite)
- (colloquial) meeting and greeting for the first time