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始める (はじめる) — to start | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle
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始める
はじめる
N4
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to start
2
to begin
3
to commence
4
to start up (a business, society, etc.)
5
to open (e.g. a store)
6
to establish
7
to start ...
8
to begin to ...
Example sentence
いつ始めるのかはまだ決まっていない。
It is still undecided when we will begin.
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Kanji in this word
始
Commence, Begin
8 strokes
More words with
始
原始
げんし ·
origin
N2
始めに
はじめに ·
to begin with
N2
～始める
～はじめる ·
to start doing ~
N4
始まり
はじまり ·
origin
N3
初め; 始め
はじめ ·
Full entry on Jisho
beginning
N5
始まる
はじまる ·
(something) begins
N5
開始
かいし ·
start
N3
始発
しはつ ·
first train
N1
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