始 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 始 意味

commence, begin

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始 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

はじ.める haji.meru
-はじ.める -haji.meru
はじ.まる haji.maru

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シ shi

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朝 morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

運 carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

終 end, finish

台 pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

広 wide, broad, spacious