開始

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See also: 开始

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start begin
trad. (開始) 開 始
simp. (开始) 开 始

Pronunciation

Verb

開始

  1. to start; to begin; to commence
    重新開始／重新开始  ―  chóngxīn kāishǐ  ―  to start again
    從今天開始／从今天开始  ―  cóng jīntiān kāishǐ  ―  starting from today
    倒計時現在開始！ [MSC, trad.]
    倒计时现在开始！ [MSC, simp.]
    Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ!
    The countdown starts now!
    球賽一開始，他以一球打開局面。 [MSC, trad.]
    球赛一开始，他以一球打开局面。 [MSC, simp.]
    Qiúsài yī kāishǐ, tā yǐ yī qiú dǎkāi júmiàn.
    He hit the ground running with a goal just as the game started.
    這部電視劇太好看了！我已經開始四刷了！ [MSC, trad.]
    这部电视剧太好看了！我已经开始四刷了！ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù diànshìjù tài hǎokàn le! Wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ sì shuā le!
    This television drama is so good! I have already begun to watch through it for the fourth time!

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Noun

開始

  1. start; beginning; commencement
    一個好的開始是成功的一半。 [MSC, trad.]
    一个好的开始是成功的一半。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yī ge hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yībàn.
    Well begun is half done.
    人生永遠沒有太晚的開始。 [MSC, trad.]
    人生永远没有太晚的开始。 [MSC, simp.]
    Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ.
    No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
開 始
かい
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

開(かい)始(し) • (kaishi) 

  1. start; beginning; initiation
    Synonyms: 到来 (tōrai), 着手 (chakushu)
    Antonyms: 終了 (shūryō), 終結 (shūketsu), 完了 (kanryō)
    Hyponyms: 起工 (kikō, “starting construction”), 着工 (chakkō, “starting construction”)

Derived terms

Verb

開(かい)始(し)する • (kaishi suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 開(かい)始(し)し (kaishi shi), past 開(かい)始(し)した (kaishi shita))

  1. to start; to begin; to initiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "開始する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 開始し かいしし kaishi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 開始し かいしし kaishi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 開始する かいしする kaishi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 開始する かいしする kaishi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 開始すれ かいしすれ kaishi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 開始せよ¹
開始しろ² 		かいしせよ¹
かいししろ² 		kaishi seyo¹
kaishi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 開始される かいしされる kaishi sareru
Causative 開始させる
開始さす 		かいしさせる
かいしさす 		kaishi saseru
kaishi sasu
Potential 開始できる かいしできる kaishi dekiru
Volitional 開始しよう かいししよう kaishi shiyō
Negative 開始しない かいししない kaishi shinai
Negative continuative 開始せず かいしせず kaishi sezu
Formal 開始します かいしします kaishi shimasu
Perfective 開始した かいしした kaishi shita
Conjunctive 開始して かいしして kaishi shite
Hypothetical conditional 開始すれば かいしすれば kaishi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
開始

Noun

開始 • (gaesi) (hangeul 개시)

  1. Hanja form? of 개시 (“start, beginning”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
開始

Verb

開始

  1. chữ Hán form of khai thuỷ (“to start, to begin”).
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