Meaning

Primary

First Love

Alternative

First Crush

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your first love is your first love or your first crush. This usually refers to the first time you fall in love, but it can also refer to the person you fall in love with.

Reading

はつこい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Similarly to 初耳, behaves more like a prefix here, which means that this uses kun'yomi readings. You already know these for both and , so you should be good to go!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 初恋の人

    one's first love

    初恋の相手

    one's first love

    初恋の思い出

    memories of one's first crush

Context Sentences

あなたの初恋ってどんな感じだった?

What was it like the first time you fell in love?

初恋の人の名前は…たしか、ミッちゃんだったかな。

My first love's name was...I think...Micchan.

おじいちゃん、おじいちゃんが初恋をしたのっていつ?

Grandpa, when was the first time you fell in love?

Kanji Composition