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始動 (しどう) — starting (a machine, engine, etc.) · Nihongo Circle

始動

しどう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1starting (a machine, engine, etc.)
2starting (a project, plan, etc.)
3beginning
4initiation

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Kanji in this word

始Commence, Begin8 strokes 動Move, Motion, Change11 strokes

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