How to say 'Begin' in Japanese | 始まる

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The Japanese word for Begin is 'Hajimaru', written as 始まる in Japanese.'Begin' in hiragana is はじまる.

word

始まる

Meaning

Begin

Reading

はじまる

hajimaru

Kanji

始Begin

Explanation

The Japanese verb '始まる (はじまる)' means 'to begin' or 'to start'. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. This verb is commonly used to indicate the start of events, activities, or processes. For example: The meeting will begin soon「会議はすぐに始まります」(かいぎはすぐにはじまります). The festival starts tomorrow「祭りは明日始まります」(まつりはあしたはじまります). Note that '始まる' is often used in contrast to '始める (はじめる)', which is the transitive form of the verb and requires a direct object. For instance, '始める' would be used when someone starts something, like 'I will start the project'「プロジェクトを始めます」(ぷろじぇくとをはじめます).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

519

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 始まる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

始

Meaning

Begin

Hiragana in the Word 始まる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ま

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 始まる Through the Kanji 始

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 始 as well.

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始める

Meaning

Start

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始め

Meaning

Beginning

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開始

Meaning

Start

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始めに

Meaning

Firstly

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始終

Meaning

Always

word

始発

Meaning

First departure

word

始末

Meaning

Management, Conclusion

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始まり

Meaning

Beginning

word

年始

Meaning

New year

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'Hajimaru' means 'Begin' .

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