始め
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 始 |
| はじ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 初め 一め (rare) |
Etymology
Nominal form of verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin something”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (especially 初め) beginning, the start of an activity or time period
- 始めよければ終わりよし。
- Hajime yokereba owari yoshi.
- A good beginning makes a good ending.
- 始めよければ終わりよし。
- (especially 始め) origin, beginning of a thing
Synonyms
Antonyms
- 結末 (ketsumatsu, “conclusion”)
- 終わり (owari, “ending”)
- 終え (oe, “ending”)
Interjection
- begin! used to announce the start of a race, an exam, and others
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.