Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Adverb
始めbeginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun, Adverb - 1. - beginning, start, outset, opening 
 
- Noun - 2. - first (in line, etc.) esp. 初め
- 3. - origin esp. 始め
- 4. - such as ..., not to mention ... Usually written using kana alone, esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
 
All Forms
始め 【はじめ】、初め 【はじめ】
Details
- は 
- じ 
- め 
 
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Examples
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- 始めから完璧に仕事ができる人はいません。 - No one can do a job perfectly from the outset. - N1
 
- 人類の始めは今から何百万年ほど前なのでしょうか? - How many millions of years ago did humanity originate? - N1
 
- タバコの吸い始めは、タバコの美味しさが分からなかった。 - When I first started smoking, I didn’t understand what was appealing about it. - N1
 
- 分裂と統合を繰り返してきたがゆえに、国の始めを定めるのは困難だ。 - Since the country has gone through repeated divisions and reunifications, it’s difficult to pinpoint its origin. - N1
 
- お正月が終わると仕事始めなので、それを考えただけで憂鬱な気分になります。 - Once New Year's is over, it's time to start work again, and just thinking about it makes me feel depressed. - N1
 
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