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始
Commence, Begin
8 strokes
N4
On readings 音読み
し
Kun readings 訓読み
はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
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Words using 始
初め; 始め
はじめ
beginning
N5
始まる
はじまる
(something) begins
N5
～始める
～はじめる
to start doing ~
N4
始める
はじめる
to start
N4
始まり
はじまり
origin
N3
開始
かいし
start
N3
原始
げんし
origin
N2
始めに
はじめに
to begin with
N2
始終
しじゅう
continuously
N2
始発
しはつ
first train
N1
始末
しまつ
disposal
N1
終始
しゅうし
from beginning to end
N1
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