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    3. 始め

    始め

    始はじめ​

    beginning

    N1KMT7News #17+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    初め

    はじめ

    Noun, Adverb

    1.
    beginning, start, outset, opening

    Noun

    2.
    first (in line, etc.)
    3.
    origin
    4.
    such as ..., not to mention ...
    word usually written using kana alone

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    授じゅ業ぎょうの始はじめに挨あい拶さつをします。

    I will greet at the beginning of the class.

    KMT3Daily LifeEducation
    週しゅう末まつの始はじめに、ゆっくりとコーヒーを飲のむのが好すきです。

    I like to slowly drink coffee at the beginning of the weekend.

    KMT6Daily LifeFood & Dining
    物もの事ごとの始はじめが肝かん心じんだ。

    The beginning of things is crucial.

    KMT7Core ConceptsDaily Life
    彼かれはその分ぶん野やの始はじめの開かい拓たく者しゃだった。

    He was the pioneer at the beginning of that field.

    KMT7Core ConceptsHistory
    このプロジェクトは、企き画かくの始はじめから多おおくの課か題だいを抱かかえていた。

    This project had many challenges from the very beginning of its planning.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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