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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

  • は は — ha (3 strokes)
  • じ じ — ji (3 strokes)
  • め め — me (2 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • て て — te (1 strokes)

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.

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