第一歩|だいいっぽdaiippo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfirst step
   自分自身じぶんじしんの無知むちを認みとめることが、賢かしこくなるための第だい一いち歩ほであるとソクラテスは言いった。↗

   Socrates said that recognising your own ignorance is the first step towards wisdom.

• SynonymはじめNeutralThe beginning or start of something, as in 「初めの一歩」; 「第一歩」 highlights the first step taken toward a goal.
• Related最初さいしょNeutralThe broadest term for the very beginning or outset of something; 「第一歩」 highlights the action of stepping toward a goal.
• Related始まりはじまりNeutralThe start or origin of something, as in 「物語の始まり」; 「第一歩」 highlights the first step taken toward a goal.
• Related発端ほったんWrittenWritten style for the cause or origin of an event, as in 「事件の発端」; 「第一歩」 is about setting out into action.
• Related原初げんしょWrittenWritten style for the most primal starting point of something; 「第一歩」 highlights the first step taken toward a goal.
• RelatedスタートNeutralLoanword for starting or taking off, as in 「新生活スタート」; 「第一歩」 focuses on the first step itself.
• RelatedオープニングNeutralLoanword for the opening of an event or an opening theme song; 「第一歩」 is the first step taken toward a goal.
• Related冒頭ぼうとうNeutralThe opening of a piece of writing or a speech, as in 「冒頭で述べる」; 「第一歩」 is about setting out into action.
• Related出だしでだしNeutralHow something goes at the very start, as in 「出だしは好調」; 「第一歩」 focuses on taking the first step of a new venture.
• Related滑り出しすべりだしNeutralHow a venture gets off the ground in its opening phase, as in 「滑り出し上々」; 「第一歩」 is the first step taken toward a new undertaking.
• Related序開きじょびらきWrittenWritten and rare, for the beginnings or origins of something; everyday speech says 「始まり」; 「第一歩」 is about taking action.
• RelatedしょっぱなCasualColloquial for the very start or right off the bat, as in 「しょっぱなから失敗」; 「第一歩」 leans formal.
• Related嚆矢こうしWrittenWritten style for the first instance or forerunner of something, as in 「〜の嚆矢となる」; 「第一歩」 is more everyday.
• Antonym最終段階さいしゅうだんかいNeutralAntonym on the start-versus-finish axis: the final stage of a process, where 「第一歩」 marks the outset.
• Antonym終着点しゅうちゃくてんNeutralAntonym on the starting-point-versus-endpoint axis: the final destination, opposite to 「第一歩」.

Use 「第一歩」 for the first step toward a goal or a new venture, as in 「夢への第一歩」. For how something starts out, pick 「出だし」 or 「滑り出し」; for the cause of an event, 「発端」; for the opening of a text or speech, 「冒頭」; for the first of its kind, 「嚆矢」. The opposite of 「第一歩」 is 「終着点」, the final destination.

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1. 最初さいしょの一いち歩ほ目め。
2. 物事ものごとが始はじまる（物事ものごとを始はじめる）最初さいしょの段階だんかい。