始
commence, begin
N38 strokes
On'yomi
シ shi
Kun'yomi
はじ.める haji.meru-はじ.める -haji.meruはじ.まる haji.maru
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Examples
新しい学期が4月に始まります。
The new school term begins in April.
彼は小学校の時から野球を始めました。
He started playing baseball when he was in elementary school.
この会社は1990年に始まった小さな店です。
This company is a small shop that was founded in 1990.
Words with this Kanji
始まるはじまるbegin, start～始める～はじめるstart to..., begin...開始かいしstart, beginning, commencement始まりはじまりbeginning, start始めはじめbeginning, start始めにはじめにat first, initially始めるはじめるbegin, start始発しはつstarting point; first train原始げんしprimitive, primordial始終しじゅうbeginning and end, always, constantly終始しゅうしfrom beginning to end後始末あとしまつcleaning up, aftermath始末しまつsettlement; consequence; dispose of