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始はじめる

N4
はじめる hajimeru
  1. to begin
ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

开始

Examples

  • いつゴルフを始はじめたのですか。
    When did you begin playing golf?
    你什么时候开始打高尔夫的?
  • 父ちちはこの事じ業ぎょうを40年ねん前まえに始はじめた。
    Father established his business 40 years ago.
    父亲四十年前开始了这项事业。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4610276c99'); // 始める
{
  "id": "4610276c99",
  "word": "始める",
  "reading": "はじめる",
  "romaji": "hajimeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to begin"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1307550,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "いつゴルフを始めたのですか。",
      "furigana": "いつゴルフを{始|はじ}めたのですか。",
      "en": "When did you begin playing golf?",
      "tatoeba_id": 232836
    },
    {
      "ja": "父はこの事業を40年前に始めた。",
      "furigana": "{父|ちち}はこの{事業|じぎょう}を40{年|ねん}{前|まえ}に{始|はじ}めた。",
      "en": "Father established his business 40 years ago.",
      "tatoeba_id": 84729
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "22415b5757858a907e30a436daba271f1e5c5fe955acfc8f5259b00ef9fef402",
    "meanings": [
      "开始"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "いつゴルフを始めたのですか。",
        "zh": "你什么时候开始打高尔夫的?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "父はこの事業を40年前に始めた。",
        "zh": "父亲四十年前开始了这项事业。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/4610276c99",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1dfabc58fc82285b2e49f59ad43f2758704eb8110e7d5d9e119d5b7c1a37e767"
  }
}