2 Japanese words read hajimeru

hajimeru (はじめる) is shared by 2 distinct words, each with its own kanji and meaning. Jump to: 始める · ~始める.

始める

はじめる

To start, to begin

N4verb·hajimeru

How to remember it

From はじめ (beginning); sounds like 'hajime' — the very start of things.

Example sentences

  • 九時に会議を始めましょう。

    くじにかいぎをはじめましょう。

    Let's start the meeting at nine.

  • 新しい仕事を来月から始めます。

    あたらしいしごとをらいげつからはじめます。

    I'll start a new job next month.

Usage

Transitive verb taking を; intransitive counterpart is 始まる.

Related words

始まる初める終わる出発

~始める

~はじめる

To start doing (something)

N4suffix·hajimeru

How to remember it

始める means to begin; attach to a verb stem to mean start to ~.

Example sentences

  • 雨が降り始めた。

    あめがふりはじめた。

    It started to rain.

  • 彼はその本を読み始めた。

    かれはそのほんをよみはじめた。

    He started reading that book.

Usage

Attach to a verb's ます-stem: 食べる → 食べ始める.

Related words

始まる始める~終わる~続ける

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