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JLPT N2no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

日本初にほんはつ

nihonhatsu

first of its kind in Japan

Also read にっぽんはつ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 日本初にっぽんはつの鉄道路線てつどうろせんは新橋しんばし・横浜間よこはまかんであった。

    The first train route in Japan ran from Shimbashi to Yokohama.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 「りくりゅうペア」は、ミラノ・コルティナ冬季五輪とうきごりんにて、フィギュアスケート・ペア種目しゅもくで日本初にっぽんはつの金きんメダルを獲得かくとくしました。

    "Riku-Ryu pair" won Japan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs figure skating at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 駅前えきまえに日本初にほんはつの図書館付としょかんつきホテルができました。

    A hotel with a library, the first of its kind in Japan, opened near the station.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 日本初

  • 日sun; dayOnニチ・ジツKunひ
  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 初first time; beginningOnショKunはじめ・はじめて・はつ

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