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N4Verb
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始める
hajimeru
to start / begin (something new; e.g. 勉強[べんきょう]を始める[はじめる] = start studying)
Example sentence
問題はいつ始めるかだ。
The question is when to start.
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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 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 | |
| 始まり | N3 | はじまり | はじまりorigin, 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 |
More Actions & States (generic) words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう | おもうto think, to feel | |
| くれる | くれる | くれるto give (to me or my in-group); to do (something) for me | |
| 行う | おこなう | おこなうto carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language) | |
| もらう | もらう | もらうto receive | |
| 頑張る | がんばる | がんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persist | |
| 受ける | うける | うけるto take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive | |
| あげる | あげる | あげるto give (to someone else) | |
| 変わる | かわる | かわるto change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary |
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