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🔄Change & Process
開始
kaishi
start, commencement, beginning
Example sentence
彼らは敵に激しい攻撃を開始した。
They began to make violent attacks against the enemy.
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Sentences with 開始
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 開く | N5 | あく | あくto open (v.i.), to become open (something opens by itself; e.g. ドアが開く[あく] = the door opens) | |
| 開ける | N5 | あける | あけるto open (v.t.), to open something (e.g. ドアを開ける[あける] = to open the door) | |
| 始め | N5 | はじめ | はじめbeginning, start | |
| 始まる | N5 | はじまる | はじまる(something) begins | |
| 始める | N4 | はじめる | はじめるto start / begin (something new; e.g. 勉強[べんきょう]を始める[はじめる] = start studying) | |
| 開く | N4 | ひらく | ひらくto open an event; to hold (an event) | |
| ~始める | N4 | ~はじめる | ~はじめるto start doing ~ (suffix; e.g. 降り[ふり]始める[はじめる] = start raining) | |
| 始まり | N3 | はじまり | はじまりorigin, beginning |
More Change & Process words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 使用 | しよう | しようuse (same as 使うこと (つかうこと)), application, employment, utilization | |
| 管理 | かんり | かんりcontrol, management (e.g., of a business) | |
| 変更 | へんこう | へんこうchange, modification, alteration | |
| 交換 | こうかん | こうかんexchange, swap | |
| 実施 | じっし | じっしenforcement, carry out, operation | |
| 制限 | せいげん | せいげんrestriction, restraint, limitation | |
| 選択 | せんたく | せんたくselection, choice | |
| 成長 | せいちょう | せいちょうgrowth (of people, animals, or the economy; maturing/developing) |
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