JLPT N3 · Noun

始まり (hajimari)

始まり (はじまり, hajimari) is a Japanese noun meaning “origin; beginning”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はじまり
Romaji: hajimari
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

origin; beginning; start · noun

Example sentences

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

Well begun is half done.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 始まり

始

commence, beginシ・はじ.める・-はじ.める · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 始まり.

始まるはじまるto begin始めるはじめるto start開始かいしstart原始げんしorigin始終しじゅうcontinuously始めにはじめにfirst始発しはつfirst departure (of the day)始末しまつmanagement終始しゅうしbeginning and end

Source: JMdict entry 1611200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.