始発

しはつ

first train

What does 始発 mean?

始発 is a Japanese noun meaning first train in English. It is written as 始発 in kanji, しはつ in hiragana, and shihatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あなたは始発電車に間にあいましたか。

Did you catch the first train?