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。
No one can do a job perfectly from the outset.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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