始

meaningcommence, begin

On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
Strokes
8
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#244 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

始
  • 開始かいしstart
  • 始まりはじまりorigin
  • 終始しゅうしbeginning and end
  • 年始ねんしbeginning of the year
  • 始末しまつmanagement
  • 始めはじめbeginning
  • 始めるはじめるto start
  • 原始げんしorigin

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