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開始 (かいし) — start | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

開始

かいし

N3

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1start
2commencement
3beginning

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Kanji in this word

開Open, Unfold, Unseal12 strokes 始Commence, Begin8 strokes

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