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Hatsuho n
gen. 初歩 (unclass); 肇歩 (unclass); 肇穂 (unclass); 発歩 (unclass); 発穂 (unclass)
given. 初帆; 発帆
surn. 初穂
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Hatsuho n
relig. First fruits; the first ripened shoots of rice niinamesai, kannamesai offered to the kami to protect the harvest or as a harvest thanksgiving. By extension any offering made to the kami A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking)