Info on the Kanji 始

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Meaning(s)

commence, begin

Reading(s)

onyomi SHI
kunyomi haji-meru, haji-maru

Other

stroke count 8
grade 3
jlpt level N4
Example words with 始
WordMeaning
かいし
kaishi
start / commencement / beginning / initiation
けんし
ken shi
seeing for the first time / first sight
もとし
moto shi
origin
はじめ
hajime
beginning / start / outset / opening / first / origin / such as ... / not to mention ...
しぎょう
shigyou
start of work / commencement / opening
しじゅう
shijuu
continuously / from beginning to end / from first to last
しでん
shi den
first train
しどう
shidou
starting / activation
しゅうし
shuushi
beginning and end / from beginning to end / doing a thing from beginning to end / consistently / the whole time
かいしび
kaishibi
start date
つきはじめ
tsukihajime
beginning of month
みはじめ
mihajime
seeing for the first time / first sight
まりはじまり
hajimari
origin / beginning
まるはじまる
hajima ru
to begin
めてはじめて
hajime te
for the first time / only after ... is it ... / only when ... do you ...
めにはじめに
hajime ni
to begin with / first of all / in the beginning
めははじめは
hajime ha
at first / in the beginning / originally
めるはじめる
hajime ru
to start / to begin / to commence / to initiate / to originate / to open / to start up / to establish / to start / to begin to ...
新世ししんよ
shi shin yo
eocene epoch
生代しなまだい
shi nama dai
archaeozoic era
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Example Sentences with 始
税金を払ったら実生活のまりだ。

授業は八時三十分からまるから。

驚くことに、不思議に思うことは理解しめるということなんだ。

「おわったの。」「それどころかまだめていないよ。」



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