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始

始: begin

begin; start
8 strokesElementary · Grade 3 (8級)in 37 words here

Readings

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はじめる・はじめる・はじまる

始める(はじめる) "start (something)", 始まる(はじまる) "begin". し in 開始(かいし), 始発(しはつ, first train).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Key words

始めるはじめるto begin; to start
始まるはじまるto begin (by itself)
開始かいしstart; commencement
始発しはつfirst train; first departure

Example sentences

The movie starts at seven.

From next month I plan to start jogging every morning.

I got up at four in the morning to catch the first train.

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