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How to say 'Start' in Japanese | 月初め

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The Japanese word for Start is 'Tsukihajime', written as 月初め in Japanese.'Start' in hiragana is つきはじめ.

    word

    月初め

    Meaning

    Start

    Reading

    つきはじめ

    tsukihajime

    Kanji

    月Moon, Month 初Beginning, First

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '月初め (つきはじめ)' refers to the 'start' or 'beginning of the month'. It is commonly used to describe the first few days of a new month, often in contexts related to schedules, payments, or planning. For example: The rent is due at the start of the month「家賃は月初めに支払います」(やちんはつきはじめにしはらいます). We will start the project at the beginning of the month「プロジェクトは月初めに始めます」(プロジェクトはつきはじめにはじめます). Note that this word is specific to the temporal context of the month and is not used for other types of beginnings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5232

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 月初め

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

  • kanji

    初

    Meaning

    Beginning, First

Hiragana in the Word 月初め

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    め

    Reading

    Me

Words Related to 月初め Through the Kanji 月

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 月 as well.

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    月

    Meaning

    Moon

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    箇月

    Meaning

    Months

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    月給

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    月謝

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    毎月

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    満月

    Meaning

    Full moon

Words Related to 月初め Through the Kanji 初

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 初 as well.

  • word

    最初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    初めて

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    初め

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    初期

    Meaning

    Early, Initial

  • word

    当初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    初

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    初日

    Meaning

    First day

  • word

    初歩

    Meaning

    Basics

  • word

    初夏

    Meaning

    Early summer

  • word

    初心

    Meaning

    Beginner

  • word

    初級

    Meaning

    Beginner

  • word

    初代

    Meaning

    First generation

  • word

    初恋

    Meaning

    First love

  • word

    初詣で

    Meaning

    First shrine visit

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What does 'Tsukihajime' (月初め) mean?

'Tsukihajime' means 'Start' .

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