Illustration: At a Japanese community center, an older go player places the very first black stone onto an otherwise empty wooden board. Their fingertips still touch the stone, and their younger opponent leans forward with both hands poised near a bowl of white stones.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

始はじめる

hajimeru

to start, to begin

Use 始まる when something starts on its own. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. いつゴルフを始はじめたのですか。

    When did you begin playing golf?

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  2. 彼かれらは始はじめるところです。

    They are about to start.

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  3. 始はじめる準備じゅんびはできている。

    I’m all set to start.

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Kanji in 始

  • 始commence; beginOnシKunはじめる・はじまる

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