Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Adverb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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】

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    Details

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    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。

      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 ...}

      • 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 was the beginning of humanity? {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}

      • 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 the appeal of the taste of tobacco. {beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...}

      • 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。

      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 ...}

      • 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。

      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 ...}

      • N1
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