始める
N4はじめる hajimeru
- to begin
ichidan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
开始
Examples
- いつゴルフを始めたのですか。When did you begin playing golf?你什么时候开始打高尔夫的?
- 父はこの事業を40年前に始めた。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"
}
}