始め (はじめ) — beginning, start, origin
始め
beginning
Frequency #4009
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
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
- origin
Usage examples
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旅の始め、リナは「日本だけのすごい物」を探していました。
Tabi no hajime, rina wa "nihon dake no sugoi mono" o sagashite imashita.
At the start of the trip, Rina was looking for "amazing things found only in Japan."
日本の毎日にある、すてきな工夫 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第5章 小さな店で見つけた、日本らしさ