始発（しはつ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: first train
Example sentences
- 旅行のため始発の電車に乗る。 — I take the first train of the day for the trip.
- 始発はまだ人が少ない。 — There are still few people on the first train.
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