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始める

はじめる

Readings

はじめる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vtto start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  2. 2.
    v1, vtto start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  3. 3.
    aux-v, v1to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji breakdown

始
N38 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

いつゴルフを始めたのですか。

When did you begin playing golf?

私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。

We three sisters opened a coffee shop.

飲み過ぎて部屋が回り始めた。

The room started to spin after I drank too much.

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始めるはじめる

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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