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Words — 12 found

Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
  • りょこう旅行
  • 初め
  • ふつかかん二日間
  • あめふ雨降り
  • だった
The first two days of my trip were rainy.
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2. first (in line, etc.)esp. 初め
Noun
3. originesp. 始め
Noun
4. such as ...; not to mention ...Usually written using kana alone, esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
  • この
  • ごがく語学
  • センター
  • えいご英語
  • はじめ
  • せかい世界
  • 15
  • かこくか国
  • がいこくご外国語
  • まな学べる
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
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初め 【はじめ】
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. for the first timeSee also 始める
    16
  • さい
  • とき
  • はじ初めて
  • テニス
  • した
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...after the -te form of a verb
  • しかし
  • こうぎ抗議
  • をとおを通して
  • はじ初めて
  • じゆう自由
  • 開かれた
  • しゃかい社会
  • いじ維持
  • される
  • である
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Noun
3. first time; (one's) firstColloquial
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始めて 【はじめて】甫めて 【はじめて】
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甫めて: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originateOnly applies to 始める
  • いつ
  • ゴルフ
  • はじ始めた
  • のです
When did you begin playing golf?
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  • わたし私たち
  • しまい姉妹
  • さんにん3人
  • きっさてん喫茶店
  • はじ始めた
We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
3. to start ...; to begin to ...Only applies to 始める, after the -masu stem of a verb
  • 飲み
  • 過ぎて
  • へや部屋
  • まわ回り
  • はじ始めた
The room started to spin after I drank too much.
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創める 【はじめる】
Notes
創める: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
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2. Introduction; PrefaceUsually written using kana alone, as section heading of a book, etc.
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始めに 【はじめに】
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はじ
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1. nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?Polite (teineigo) language, Usually written using kana alone
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始めまして 【はじめまして】
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1. from the beginning
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始めから 【はじめから】
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はじ
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1. at first; initially; in the beginning
  • はじ初めのうち
  • わたし
  • じぶん自分
  • あやま誤り
  • 気になりました
I was worried about my mistakes at first.
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始めのうち 【はじめのうち】始めの内 【はじめのうち】初めの内 【はじめのうち】
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1. at first; in the beginning; originally
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初めは 【はじめは】
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Noun
1. opening priceFinance, See also 終値
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始め値 【はじめね】
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はじしょじょごとのちだっごと 処女脱兎
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1. hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hareProverb, from Sun Tzu's Art of War
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始めは処女のごとく後は脱兎のごとし 【はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし】
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はじこと 言葉
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1. In the beginning was the WordQuotation, from John 1:1
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はじ
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1. a good beginning makes a good endingProverb
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Kanji — 1 found

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8 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
commence, begin
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Sentences — 714 found

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    • ちょうれい朝礼
    • では、まず始めに校長先生が挨拶をする。
    At the morning assembly, the principal will begin by addressing the students. Jreibun
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