Keyword
begin
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
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
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
origin; beginning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to begin to speak
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to begin to walk; to set out
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to start eating
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
primitive; original
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
founder; originator; pioneer
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
from the beginning
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to come within sight
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to begin to cry
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to begin to drink
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
at first; in the beginning; originally
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
start of work; commencement; opening
to begin some form of lifestyle
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
originator; founder
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
written explanation; written apology
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to begin to blow
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
opening time; starting time of work
point of departure; initial point; starting point
outset; start; beginning
start; origin; beginnings
creation; founding; initiating
to start; to begin; to commence
seeing for the first time; first sight
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
to begin blooming
at first; initially; in the beginning
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
to get going; to start off
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
primeval forest; virgin forest
first train (of the day)
thrifty person
starting station
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
season-opening ceremony
to begin to know
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
pre-sectarian Buddhism; the earliest Buddhism; original Buddhism
beginninglessness; (arch.) distant past
early Christianity; 1st and 2nd century Christianity
forever; for life
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
first appearance (of the season)
Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds
everlastingness; eternity
at first; initially; in the beginning
start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
start; beginning
beginning of month
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
starting price; ask price; ask; suggested opening price
nothing new; same as always; nothing new about it
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
opening price
annual New Year's poetry reading
start edge
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
first train
beginning period; initial term
undergo a complete change; turn over a new leaf
In the beginning was the Word
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
primitive community; primitive (communist) society
the early church; the primitive church
renewal; reform
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
annual New Year's poetry reading
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
starting to walk
start codon; initiation codon
Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)
to start; to begin; to commence
we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
start of deployment
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
seeing for the first time; first sight
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
opening price
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
start of text; STX
start of heading; start of header; SOH
Festival of Origins (January 3)
beginning-of-file label; header label; HDR
beginning-of-volume label; volume (header) label; volume header
beginning tag; starting tag; opening tag
starting variable; SV
source module; compilation unit
source document type (of a link)
source element type (of a link)
home position of line
first character position of line
a good beginning makes a good ending
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods); first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
New Year's clothes
ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (e.g. kariginu, eboshi)
ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (e.g. kariginu, eboshi)
filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
origin (of an artery, nerve, etc.); starting point
birth is the beginning of death
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
Examples (200 in total)
Let's start with what we can do.
Let's begin, then.
Everyone began to laugh.