始め

はじめ

beginning

N5 #1,205

Also a form of

Meanings

also 初め

  1. noun, adverb beginning; start; outset; opening
  2. noun, esp. 初め first (in line, etc.)
  3. esp. 始め origin
  4. usually in kana, esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc. such as ...; not to mention ...

Its kanji

In sentences

演技えんぎはじめ！ Action! #188784

始はじめが肝心かんじん。 A good beginning makes a good ending. #168951

始はじめよければ半なかば成功せいこう。 Well begun is half done. #168945

梅雨時つゆどきはじめじめする。 It is damp in the rainy season. #13714043

彼かれは２０代よの始はじめの方ほうだ。 He is in his early twenties. #115194

始はじめよければ終おわりよし。 A good beginning makes a good ending. #168946

まずははじめの一歩いっぽから。 First things first. #6850086