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始

commence
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingはじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. commenceRtK
  2. begin
  1. to begin
  2. to start
  3. to commence
  4. to happen (again)
  5. to begin (anew)

Popular Usage

始まる始める開始原始始終

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · pedestal · elbow · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 809

Compound words

始まるはじまる
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew)
始めるはじめる
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
開始かいし
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
原始げんし
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial
始終しじゅう
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
創始そうし
creation; founding; initiating
不始末ふしまつ
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement
開始するかいしする
start
始業しぎょう
start of work; commencement; opening
始動しどう
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action
始発しはつ
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
始末しまつ
management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal
終始しゅうし
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
始めはじめ
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.)
年始ねんし
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
後始末あとしまつ
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath; cleaning up afterwards
手始めてはじめ
outset; start; beginning
始まりはじまり
origin; beginning; start
開始時刻かいしじこく
starting time
仕事始めしごとはじめ
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
月始つきはじめ
beginning of the month
元始げんし
origin
更始こうし
renewal
月始めつきはじめ
beginning of the month

On Reading Examples

帰る時には間違いなく火の始末をしてください。しまつ
Please remember to put out the fire before you go home.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

君から始めなさい。はじめる
You go first.tatoeba
会うは別れの始め。はじめ
To meet is to part.tatoeba
いつ始めるか、決めなくてはならない。はじめる
We must decide when to start.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は勉強を始めるとどうして眠気を催すのだろうか。
Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?tatoeba
彼は別の仕事を探し始めたと聞いています。
I hear he's just begun looking for another job.tatoeba
彼は部下の不始末を見つけた。
He detected his men's misconduct.tatoeba
彼は不始末をしでかすような男ではない。
He is the last man to commit an irregularity.tatoeba
花見の宴会が始まる。
The banquet for cherry blossom viewing starts.wiki
兄弟継承はここに始まる。
Here began succession of the throne between brothers.wiki
福知山線 ※始終着駅
Fukuchiyama Line *starting point and terminuswiki
叡山電鉄叡山本線 ※始終着駅
Eizan (Main) Line, Eizan Electric Railway *starting and terminal stationwiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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