Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Adverb

(はじ)beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun, Adverb

      1.

      beginning, start, outset, opening

    2. Noun

      2.

      first (in line, etc.)

      esp. 初め
    3. Noun

      3.

      origin

      esp. 始め
    4. Noun

      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

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 1,000

    Examples

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      (はじ)から完璧(かんぺき)仕事(しごと)ができる(ひと)はいません。

      No one can do a job perfectly from the outset.

      • N1

      人類(じんるい)(はじ)(いま)から(なん)(びゃく)(まん)(ねん)ほど(まえ)なのでしょうか?

      How many millions of years ago did humanity originate?

      • N1

      タバコの()(はじ)は、タバコの美味(おい)しさが()からなかった。

      When I first started smoking, I didn’t understand what was appealing about it.

      • N1

      分裂(ぶんれつ)統合(とうごう)()(かえ)してきたがゆえに、(くに)(はじ)(さだ)めるのは困難(こんなん)だ。

      Since the country has gone through repeated divisions and reunifications, it’s difficult to pinpoint its origin.

      • N1

      正月(しょうがつ)()わると仕事(しごと)(はじ)なので、それを(かんが)えただけで憂鬱(ゆううつ)気分(きぶん)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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