What does 初歩 mean?
初歩 is a Japanese noun meaning “elements, rudiments” in English. It is written as 初歩 in kanji, しょほ in hiragana, and shoho in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
手初めにこれをやってみましょう。
Let's do this as a first step.