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    3. 手始め

    手始め

    手て始はじめ​

    outset

    KMT7News #19+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    てはじめ

    Noun

    1.
    outset, start, beginning

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    手て始はじめに、簡かん単たんなことから始はじめましょう。

    Let's start with something easy as a beginning.

    KMT6Daily LifeCore Concepts
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの手て始はじめとして、市し場じょう調ちょう査さを行おこなった。

    As a start to the new project, we conducted market research.

    KMT7Business & FinanceDaily Life
    料りょう理りの手て始はじめに、野や菜さいを切きることから始はじめた。

    As a start to cooking, I began by cutting vegetables.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    語ご学がく学がく習しゅうの手て始はじめとして、毎まい日にち単たん語ごを覚おぼえることにした。

    As a start to language learning, I decided to memorize vocabulary every day.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれは手て始はじめに小ちいさな店みせを開ひらいたが、今いまでは大だい企き業ぎょうを経けい営えいしている。

    He started by opening a small shop, but now he runs a large company.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    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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