first time, beginning
しょ
Chinese reading
はじ（め）、はつ
Japanese reading
Nice — one more kanji learned!
sword, saber, knife
cut, cutoff, be sharp
separate, branch off, diverge
blade, sword, edge
system, law, rule
judgement, signature
proportion, divide, cut, separate
engrave, cut fine, chop
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