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始

Kanji meanings and readings

始

N4

commence; begin

On reading
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Kun reading
はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
Radical
女
Illustration of 原始
N2

げんし

origin; primeval

Illustration of 始まり
N3

はじまり

origin; beginning

Illustration of 始まる
N5

はじまる

to begin

Illustration of 始め
N1

はじめ

beginning; start; origin

Illustration of 始めに
N2

はじめに

to begin with; first of all

Illustration of 始める
N4

はじめる

to begin

Illustration of 始末
N1

しまつ

management; dealing; settlement; cleaning up afterwards

Illustration of 始発
N1

しはつ

first train

Illustration of 始終
N2

しじゅう

continuously; from beginning to end

Illustration of 終始
N1

しゅうし

beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end

Illustration of 開始
N3

かいし

start; commencement; beginning