始める

はじめる

Also written 創める

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  3. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

Kanji

Example sentences

Common phrases

Related forms

Words containing 始める

And 29 more.

Word lists

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists