始 begin
Also: start
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- はじ-める、はじ-まる
- Strokes
- 8
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 3
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): はじ-める.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Remember it
A woman (女) climbs onto a platform (台) and cuts the ribbon — that is how things begin.
A common word
- 始める はじめる to begin
Example sentences
授業は九時に始まります。
じゅぎょうはくじにはじまります。
Class starts at nine o'clock.
そろそろ勉強を始めます。
そろそろべんきょうをはじめます。
I'm going to start studying soon.
Kanji that share a part
女 is its radical. 40 kanji share it in all.
- 安 cheap
- 姉 older sister
- 妹 younger sister
- 妻 wife
- 要 need
- 好 fond N3
- 委 committee N3
- 娘 daughter N3
台 is a component.
- 治 govern
- 冶 melting N1
- 苔 moss N1
- 怠 neglect N1
- 胎 womb N1