I will start a new job from tomorrow.
始
commence, begin
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
女部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
はじめる, -はじめる, はじまる
Nanori (Name Reading)
とも, はじめ, はる, もと
Common Readings
シ, はじ…まる, はじ…める
Example sentences
Come on, let's begin.
The new semester begins next week.
From now on, a new life begins.
We will start the meeting as soon as preparations are complete.
Now is the best time to start that project.
After all his extravagance, this is the state he's in.
The bell rang to announce the beginning of class.
The trip starts on the 6th.
This is the beginning of the story.
Example Vocabulary
始める
to begin, to start, to commence
始まる
to begin; to start
開始
start; beginning; commencement
始末
settlement, management, dealing with, (bad) result
始まり
beginning, origin
始め
beginning; start
歩き始める
to start walking
話し始める
to start talking; to begin to speak
し始める
to start doing; to begin to do
終始
from beginning to end; throughout; consistently
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