とうしょ
Tousho
当初 (Tousho) is a Japanese noun meaning “beginning, start, outset, at first”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounbeginning; start; outset
- noun, adverbat first; at the beginning; initially; originally
Examples
いや、当初の考えはそうでした。
Or that was the idea.
その会合は当初の予定どおりに開催された。
The meeting was held as intended at the outset.
当初抗議する人はほんのわずかだったが、今やそこらじゅうから湧き起こっている。
At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).