Kanji

始

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JLPT N4Jōyō · grade 3freq #2448 strokes

Meanings

commence, begin

ES: comenzar, empezar, empezar (trans.), empezar (intrans.)

On
シ
Kun
はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる

Common words

  • 始めはじめbeginning, start, outset, opening
  • 始まるはじまるto begin, to start, to commence
  • 始めるはじめるto start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
  • 開始かいしstart, commencement, beginning, initiation
  • 始まりはじまりorigin, beginning, start
  • 原始げんしorigin, beginning, genesis
  • 始終しじゅうcontinuously, from beginning to end, from first to last
  • 始発しはつfirst departure (of the day), first train, first bus

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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