What does 最初 mean?
最初 is a Japanese noun meaning “beginning, first” in English. It is written as 最初 in kanji, さいしょ in hiragana, and saisho in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その考えは最初のうちはばかげているように思えた。
The idea seemed absurd at first.