takes genitive case の, noun, noun used as a prefix, noun used as a suffix

  1. first, new.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
うい
うい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ はじ.め はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)