KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 始

もと,
, はじ.める, -はじ.める, はじ.まる
commence, begin
This kanji has 8 strokes: 3 strokes in the "woman" radical (おんな) and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (86):
1.

しゅうし

beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end, consistent(ly)
2.
める
はじめる

to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
3.

あとしまつ

settlement (of affairs), remedial measures, cleaning up afterwards
4.

しぎょう

start of work, commencement, opening
5.

そうし

creation, founding, initiating
6.

しじゅう

continuously, from beginning to end
7.

かいし

start, commencement, beginning, initiation
8.

かいしじこく

starting time
9.

ねんし

New Year''s call, beginning of the year, New Year''s greetings
10.

しごとはじめ

resuming work after the new year''s vacation
11.
まり
はじまり

origin, beginning
12.

しはつ

first train
13.
まる
はじまる

to begin
14.

げんし

origin, primeval
15.

はじめ

beginning, start, origin
16.

ふしまつ

mismanagement, malpractice, malpractise, wastefulness, carelessness, misconduct, unthriftiness
17.

しまつ

management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, end result (usu. bad)
18.
めに
はじめに

to begin with, first of all, in the beginning
19.

てはじめ

outset
20.
めのころ
はじめのころ

early
21.

げんしてき

primitive, original
22.

むしむしゅう

everlastingness, eternity
23.

ごようはじめ

re-opening of offices in new year
24.
めは
はじめは

at first, in the beginning, originally
25.

げんしどうぶつ

protozoa
26.
つけめる
つけはじめる

to begin to light (a cigarette)
27.

しゅうしいっかん

consistency, unchanging from beginning to end
28.
めまして
はじめまして

How do you do?, I am glad to meet you
29.

げんしりん

primeval forest, virgin forest
30.
まずよりめよ
まずかいよりはじめよ

he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
31.
める
あつめはじめる

to begin to catch (attention, etc.)
32.
テキスト
テキストかいし

start of text, STX
33.

ではじめ

first appearance (of the season)
34.

しき

beginning period, initial term
35.

おうたかいはじめ

annual New Year''s poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
36.
ヘッディング
ヘッディングかいし

start of heading, start of header, SOH
37.
める
ではじめる

to begin to appear, to begin to come in
38.

しきゅうしき

(baseball) season-opening ceremony
39.

ごようはじめ

re-opening of offices in new year
40.
うはれの
あうはわかれのはじめ

those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life), we meet only to part
41.
める
たべはじめる

to start eating
42.

こうげきかいしせん

line of departure
43.

いちぶしじゅう

full particulars, the whole story, from beginning to end
44.
める
ふきはじめる

to begin to blow
45.

しぎょうしき

opening ceremony (of the school term)
46.

こうし

renewal, reform
47.
める
おっぱじめる

to begin
48.

あとしまつ

settlement (of affairs), remedial measures, cleaning up afterwards
49.

しげん

start, origin, beginnings
50.

こうしいっしん

undergo a complete change, turn over a new leaf
51.

うたかいはじめ

annual New Year''s poetry reading
52.
める
いきはじめる

to get going, to start off
53.

うたかいはじめ

annual New Year''s poetry reading
54.

そうししゃ

originator
55.

ししんせい

Eocene epoch
56.

こうしょはじめ

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)
57.
める
うちはじめる

to begin (emphatically), to launch, to embark on
58.

しせいだい

Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
59.
める
ふりはじめる

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
60.
める
しりはじめる

to begin to know
61.

しそ

founder, originator, pioneer
62.
める
しはじめる

to begin, to start
63.

かいしび

start date
64.

しそちょう

archaeopteryx
65.

つきはじめ

beginning of month
66.

ねんしまわり

New Year''s calls
67.

はじめね

opening (stock-market) quotation
68.
まらない
はじまらない

It''s no use
69.

げんし

origin
70.

ねんしじょう

New Year''s card
71.

しどう

starting (in machines), activation
72.

げんしさい

Shinto Festival of Origins (January 3rd)
73.

ねんまつねんし

the New Year''s holiday, the period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the new year
74.

ひめはじめ

the first sexual intercourse of the year, the first of various events in the new year
75.

しはつえき

starting station
76.

げんしきょうかい

the early church, the primitive church
77.
めから
はじめから

from the beginning
78.

げんしじだい

primitive times
79.
める
べんきょうしはじめる

to begin to study
80.

しまつや

thrifty person
81.

げんしじん

primitive man
82.

すえしじゅう

forever, for life
83.

しまつしょ

written explanation or apology
84.
めにありき
はじめにことばありき

In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)
85.

げんしせい

protostar
86.

むし

the remote beginnings

Kuten Code: 2747
EUC Code: bbcf
Shift-JIS Code: 8ecd
JIS Code: 3b4f
Unicode: 59cb
Radical Index: 38
Frequency Rank: 244
Jouyou Grade: 3
DeRoo Code: 1777
Four Corner code: 4346.0
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 281
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1208
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1203
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.16
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 321
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 439
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 304
"Kanji in Context" Index: 129
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 211
"Essential Kanji" Index: 545
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 225
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 299
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3e5.9
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 494
Morohashi Index: 6166
Morohashi Volume.Page: 3.661
Gakken Index: 288
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 465
"Japanese Names" Index: 747
Korean Reading: si
Pinyin: shi3
Cross Reference codes: J13037, J1326B

Radical Index : : 始

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