初め (はじめ) — beginning, start
初め
beginning
Frequency #1407
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: adv, n)
hajime
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
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- beginning
- start