Stroke order for 始
commence, begin
Grade Level
Grade 3
Stroke Count
8 strokes
Radical
女部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
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
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