始め

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
始
はじ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Nominal form of verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin something”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

始(はじ)め • (hajime) 

  1. (especially 初め) beginning, the start of an activity or time period
    始(はじ)めよければ終(お)わりよし。
    Hajime yokereba owari yoshi.
    A good beginning makes a good ending.
  2. (especially 始め) origin, beginning of a thing

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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