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始 はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる commence, begin 4 244 8 38 おんな・おんなへん 形声 Phonetic Many men, before they commence their relationship with the woman of their desires, place her on something of a pedestal, which often leads to disappointment later on. 809

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シ もと 開始(かいし): start; commencement; beginning; initiation始まり(はじまり): origin; beginning終始(しゅうし): (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end (2) consistently; the whole time始末(しまつ): (1) management; dealing; settlement (2) cleaning up; getting rid of (3) end result (usu. bad)始める(はじめる): (1) to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate (2) to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.) (3) to start (doing something); to begin to ...原始(げんし): origin; primeval始発(しはつ): (1) first departure (of a train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus (2) departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)始まる(はじまる): to begin始終(しじゅう): continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last始めに(はじめに): to begin with (used as an introduction); first of all; in the beginning 3 女: woman; female台: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles 女 3 (none) commence If you want to commence a relationship, just put a woman on a pedestal and she´ll love ya forever.

Kanji	始
Onyomi	シ
Kunyomi	はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
Nanori	もと
English	commence, begin
Examples	開始(かいし): start; commencement; beginning; initiation 始まり(はじまり): origin; beginning 終始(しゅうし): (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end (2) consistently; the whole time 始末(しまつ): (1) management; dealing; settlement (2) cleaning up; getting rid of (3) end result (usu. bad) 始める(はじめる): (1) to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate (2) to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.) (3) to start (doing something); to begin to ... 原始(げんし): origin; primeval 始発(しはつ): (1) first departure (of a train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus (2) departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.) 始まる(はじまる): to begin 始終(しじゅう): continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last 始めに(はじめに): to begin with (used as an introduction); first of all; in the beginning
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	244
Components	女: woman; female 台: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	女
Radical Number	38
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	おんな・おんなへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	commence
Koohii Story 1	Many men, before they commence their relationship with the woman of their desires, place her on something of a pedestal, which often leads to disappointment later on.
Koohii Story 2	If you want to commence a relationship, just put a woman on a pedestal and she´ll love ya forever.
RTK Index (new)	809

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