最初 (Saisho) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “beginning, outset, first, onset”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, noun, adverbbeginning; outset; first; onset
Examples
彼が最初に来た。
He was the first to come.
彼は最初くだもの屋に行った。
He went to a fruit store first.
彼が最初に到着した人でした。
He was the first person to arrive.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).