Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Adverb
始めbeginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Adverb
1.
beginning, start, outset, opening
Noun
2.
first (in line, etc.)
esp. 初めNoun
3.
origin
esp. 始め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】
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始めから完璧に仕事ができる人はいません。
There is no one who can do a job perfectly from the beginning. {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}
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 was the beginning of humanity? {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}
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 the appeal of the taste of tobacco. {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}
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。
Due to the repeated division and unification, it is difficult to determine the beginning of the country. {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}
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。
When the New Year's holiday ends, it's time to start work again, and just thinking about it makes me feel depressed. {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}
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