Kanji 始

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Radical: ⼥ (38)

Strokes: 8

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On:

シ

shi

Kun:

はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる

haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru

Reading in names:

もと

moto

Meanings:

начало; начинать

commence, begin

Grade: 3

JLPT: 4

Kanji shape:

Kanji elements: 厶, 口, 女, 台

Antonyms: 終, 末

Homonyms: 初

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Девушка подошла с товаром (знак му катаканой) пришла к касе. Потом пошла домой и начала готовить ужин

koshturrr

17.06.2019 19:25

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Женщина мое НАЧАЛО (女 женщина, 厶 я, 口 рот)

undina232

13.05.2020 17:21

Examples

始まる

はじまる

hajimaru

начинаться

begin [v.i.]

始める

はじめる

hajimeru

начинать

begin [v.t.]

始業式

しぎょうしき

shigyoushiki

opening ceremony (for a school)

始発

しはつ

shihatsu

first train/bus

年始

ねんし

nenshi

beginning of the year

開始する

かいしする

kaishisuru

start

Reading in other languages

Korean: 시

Korean (latin): si

Pinyin: shi3

Vietnam: Thủy, Thí

Encoding

BIG5: A9 6C

DECIMAL: 22987

HEX: 59CB

JIS_LEVEL: 1

MINKUTEN: 1-27-47

UTF16: 59CB

UTF8: E5 A7 8B

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Gakken Kanji Dictionary ("A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage"): 465

Japanese For Busy People: 2.16

Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki; White Rabbit Press): 155

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Kanji & Kana (Spahn & Hadamitzky): 503

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Kanji Learners Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 1999): 211

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Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono): 129

Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide: 439

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Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette): 755

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