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    3. 事始め

    事始め

    事こと始はじめ​

    taking up a new line of work

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こと始め事始

    ことはじめ

    Noun

    1.
    taking up a new line of work, the beginning of things
    2.
    starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto)
    3.
    resuming work after the New Year's vacation

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    Characters that make up this word

    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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