始 — commence, begin

し始 commence

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U+59CB Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #244 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #809 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

commence
begin

Readings

On'yomi: し shi
Kun'yomi: はじ haji

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し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

始(し) shi beginning 開(かい) 始(し) kaishi start 終(しゅう) 始(し) shuushi from beginning to end 原(げん) 始(し) genshi primitive 始(し) 動(どう) shidou starting 始(し) 業(ぎょう) shigyou start of work 始(し) 発(はつ) shihatsu first departure (of the day) 始(し) 終(じゅう) shijuu continuously

はじ haji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

始(はじ) める hajimeru to begin 始(はじ) まる hajimaru to begin 始(はじ) まり hajimari beginning 始(はじ) め hajime beginning 仕(し) 事(ごと) 始(はじ) め shigotohajime resuming work after the New Year's vacation 始(はじ) めて hajimete for the first time 始(はじ) めに hajimeni first 手(て) 始(はじ) め tehajime outset

Words by frequency and grade

23 words

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