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VocabJLPT N1

alpha

Noun

Definitions

1. alpha
2. Alpha

This is a loanword from the Greek letter "alpha," the first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used in Japanese to mean "the first" or "the beginning" of something, and also appears in scientific and technical contexts such as "alpha waves" or "alpha version" of software.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, right? Am I right?

Sentence 2

I carefully recorded the alpha particle measurements in my research notebook.

Sentence 3

As an early release, we distributed a limited version of the alpha build.

Sentence 4

When I call my cat Alpha, she turns around — it's so cute!

Sentence 5

I keep getting stuck at the alpha stage — maybe my design is just flawed.