JLPT N5 · Greetings & phrases
はじめまして
nice to meet you
Stroke order of はじめまして
6 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
は · 3 strokesじ · 3 strokesめ · 2 strokesま · 3 strokesし · 1 strokesて · 1 strokes
Memory trick
HAJIME-MASHITE — 'ha, g'may, mashed tea': first time meeting you
Parts: Said at first meeting, followed by your name
The characters in はじめまして
Example sentence
はじめまして、スミスです。
はじめまして、すみすです。
Nice to meet you, I'm Smith.
More words: Greetings & phrases
こんにちはhello; good afternoonこんばんはgood eveningおはようgood morning (casual)おはようございますgood morning (polite)さようならgoodbyeおやすみなさいgood nightありがとうthank youありがとうございますthank you (polite)どうもthanks; hiすみませんexcuse me; sorryごめんなさいI'm sorryいただきますlet's eat (before meals)ごちそうさまでしたthanks for the mealどうぞよろしくpleased to meet youおねがいしますplease (requesting)