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Words — 168 found

Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening​
  • りょこう旅行
  • の
  • 初め
  • の
  • ふつかかん二日間
  • は
  • あめふ雨降り
  • だった
  • 。
The first two days of my trip were rainy.
Noun
2. first (in line, etc.)​esp. 初め
Noun
3. origin​esp. 始め
Noun
4. such as ...; not to mention ...​Usually written using kana alone, esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
  • この
  • ごがく語学
  • センター
  • で
  • は
  • 、
  • えいご英語
  • を
  • はじめ
  • せかい世界
  • 15
  • かこくか国
  • の
  • がいこくご外国語
  • が
  • まな学べる
  • 。
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
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初め 【はじめ】
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. for the first time​See also 始める
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  • さい歳
  • の
  • とき時
  • 、
  • はじ初めて
  • テニス
  • を
  • した
  • 。
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...​after the -te form of a verb
  • しかし
  • 、
  • こうぎ抗議
  • をとおを通して
  • はじ初めて
  • じゆう自由
  • で
  • あ開かれた
  • しゃかい社会
  • が
  • いじ維持
  • される
  • の
  • である
  • 。
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Noun
3. first time; (one's) first​Colloquial
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始めて 【はじめて】、甫めて 【はじめて】
Notes
甫めて: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to begin; to start; to commence​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to date (from); to originate (in)​
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate​Only applies to 始める
  • いつ
  • ゴルフ
  • を
  • はじ始めた
  • のです
  • か
  • 。
When did you begin playing golf?
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish​
  • わたし私たち
  • は
  • しまい姉妹
  • さんにん3人
  • で
  • きっさてん喫茶店
  • を
  • はじ始めた
  • 。
We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
3. to start ...; to begin to ...​Only applies to 始める, after the -masu stem of a verb
  • の飲み
  • す過ぎて
  • へや部屋
  • が
  • まわ回り
  • はじ始めた
  • 。
The room started to spin after I drank too much.
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創める 【はじめる】
Notes
創める: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. start; commencement; beginning; initiation​Antonym: 終了
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Noun
1. origin; beginning; start​
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初まり 【はじまり】
Notes
初まり: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. origin; beginning; genesis​
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. primeval; primordial; primitive​
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun
1. continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last​
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Noun
1. first departure (of the day); first train; first bus​See also 終発
Noun
2. departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)​See also 終着
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Noun
1. beginning and end​
  • まえ前
  • の
  • かいしゃ会社
  • で
  • は
  • なんでもや何でも屋
  • に
  • しゅうし終始
  • した
  • ので
  • こんど今度
  • は
  • せんもんしょく専門職
  • に
  • つ就き
  • たい
  • 。
I wore several hats at my last office so I'd like to specialize this time.
Noun, Suru verb
2. doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end​
  • しふくけいかん私服警官
  • が
  • しゅうし終始
  • だいとうりょう大統領
  • の
  • しんぺん身辺
  • を
  • かた固めていた
  • 。
The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.
Adverb (fukushi)
3. from beginning to end; the whole time; throughout; consistently​
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • ごご午後
  • いっぱい
  • つか使って
  • さくねん昨年
  • の
  • ほうれん草
  • の
  • ね根
  • を
  • しまつ始末
  • した
  • 。
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
Noun
2. course of events; circumstances; particulars​
Noun
3. end result (usu. bad); outcome​
  • せかい世界
  • から
  • は
  • 【
  • はしか麻疹
  • ゆしゅつこく輸出国
  • 】
  • と
  • いやみ嫌味
  • と
  • も
  • ほんね本音
  • と
  • も
  • とれる
  • こと
  • を
  • いわれている
  • しまつ始末
  • 。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Transitive verb
4. economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty​
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仕末 【しまつ】
Notes
仕末: Irregular kanji usage.
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Noun
1. primitive man​
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1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning​
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2. Introduction; Preface​Usually written using kana alone, as the section heading of a book, etc.
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始めに 【はじめに】
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はじ 初めまして
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1. nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?​Polite (teineigo) language, Usually written using kana alone
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始めまして 【はじめまして】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)​
  • で出かける
  • まえ前
  • に
  • ひ火
  • の
  • あとしまつ後始末
  • を
  • し
  • なさい
  • 。
Be sure to put out the fire before you leave.
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跡始末 【あとしまつ】
Notes
跡始末: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. start of work; commencement; opening​
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. omission; failure; incompleteness​
Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct; malpractice; carelessness; wastefulness; extravagance​
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. starting (a machine, engine, etc.)​
  • きかい機械
  • を
  • しどう始動
  • する
  • には
  • 、
  • この
  • ボタン
  • を
  • お押し
  • なさい
  • 。
Press this button to start the machine.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action​
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Noun
1. full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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Kanji — 1 found

1.5964523281596454
8 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
始
commence, begin
On: シ
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