初め (はじめ) — beginning, start
初め
beginning
Frequency #1407
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
adverb
noun
hajime
はじめ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
はじめ[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- beginning
- start
Explained in simple Japanese
- いちばん さいしょの ところ。
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Usage examples
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初めから完全な答えを知っている必要はありません。
Hajime kara kanzen na kotae o shitte iru hitsuyou wa arimasen.
There is no need to know the perfect answer from the start.
小さく直して、大きく変える — トヨタの考え方 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第2章 改善は、小さな実験