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始め

10 strokes in total

📖 English Meaning

beginning, start

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
はじめ
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Romaji:
hajime
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Character Meanings
begin, start; then, only then
Compound Words with 始め
始める はじめる
Related Words
始めから終わりまで from start to finish
始めて for the first time
始める begin, originate, take up, go, open, start, commence

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