Vocab Info

N3 Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

当初(とうしょ)at first

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      beginning, start, outset

    2. Noun, Adverb

      2.

      at first, at the beginning, initially, originally

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    当初 【とうしょ】

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      これが当初(とうしょ)予定(よてい)していた会場(かいじょう)です。

      This is the venue that was initially planned.

      • N3

      当初(とうしょ)計画(けいかく)(いま)計画(けいかく)には(おお)くの(ちが)いがある。

      There are many differences between the initial plan and the current plan.

      • N3

      (ぼく)たちの結婚(けっこん)生活(せいかつ)当初(とうしょ)から(まった)上手(うま)くいっていませんでした。

      Our married life has not been going well from the beginning.

      • N3

      当初(とうしょ)計画(けいかく)見直(みなお)さなかったら、今頃(いまごろ)(おお)くの問題(もんだい)発生(はっせい)していただろう。

      If we hadn't reviewed the initial plan, we would have encountered many problems by now.

      • N3

      予算(よさん)関係(かんけい)で、当初(とうしょ)(かんが)えていたウエディングドレスを変更(へんこう)する(こと)にしました。

      Due to budget constraints, we decided to change the wedding dress we initially had in mind.

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