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KANJI
start
begin, commence
Kun'yomi
はじhaji
On'yomi
shi
Example sentences
かい1はじまります。
The meeting will start at 1 PM.
あたらしいプロジェクトをらいしゅうからはじめます。
I will start the new project from next week.
あめはじめましたね。
It has started raining, hasn't it?

Practice exercises

1
Answer
はじ
2
Answer
startbegincommence
3
始まる
to begin; to start
Answer
はじまる
4
かい
start; commencement; beginning
Answer
かいし
5
まつ
management; dealing with; outcome; consequence
Answer
しまつ
6
じゅう
from beginning to end; constantly; all the time
Answer
しじゅう