Keyword
begin
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig809
Readings
はじ
(80%)
(19%)
Composed of
woman
pedestal
Mnemonic

The woman standing next to a pedestal at the race waves the flag, signalling when to begin.

Used in vocabulary (177 in total)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Examples (200 in total)
Let's start with what we can do.
Let's begin, then.
Everyone began to laugh.