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📈Process & State Nouns
始まり
hajimari
origin, beginning
Example sentence
税金を払ったら実生活の始まりだ。
Life begins when you pay taxes.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| ~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) | |
| 開始 | N3 | かいし | かいしstart, commencement, beginning | |
| 始めに | N2 | はじめに | はじめにto start with, first of (beginning an action; 始[はじ]め = start) | |
| 原始 | N2 | げんし | げんしorigin, primeval | |
| 始終 | N2 | しじゅう | しじゅうcontinuously, always, constantly |
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