始

commence
begin

On'yomi: シ
Kun'yomi: はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
Strokes: 8
Radical: 女 (#38)
School grade: 3
Frequency: #244 in newspapers
Name readings: もと

Words with 始

始まる	はじまる	to begin	N5
始める	はじめる	to begin	N4
開始	かいし	start; commencement; beginning	N3
始まり	はじまり	origin; beginning	N3
原始	げんし	origin; primeval	N2
始終	しじゅう	continuously; from beginning to end	N2
始めに	はじめに	to begin with; first of all	N2
始発	しはつ	first train	N1

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import { findKanji } from 'kotowa';
findKanji('始');

{
  "character": "始",
  "level": "N4",
  "strokes": 8,
  "grade": 3,
  "freq": 244,
  "radical": "女",
  "radical_number": 38,
  "onyomi": [
    "シ"
  ],
  "kunyomi": [
    "はじ.める",
    "-はじ.める",
    "はじ.まる"
  ],
  "meanings": [
    "commence",
    "begin"
  ],
  "nanori": [
    "もと"
  ],
  "words": [
    "始まる",
    "始める",
    "開始",
    "始まり",
    "原始",
    "始終",
    "始めに",
    "始発"
  ]
}