かきはじめ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan)
1. to begin to write; to begin writing
esp. 書き始める
2. to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
esp. 描き始める
Pitch accent
きはじめ
きはじめる
Examples (7 in total)
She set about writing the essay.
Tom took out a pencil and started writing.
Jim set out to write something in his notebook.
He took up his pen and began to write.
And began my first letter to Terry Tate.
He suddenly started writing a letter to his mother.
You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.