始
はじ.める
hajimeru
JLPT N48 strokesKanjiLevel 16 - JLPT N4
Meaning
Commence
Begin
Signification
Commencer
Commencer
Readings
kunはじ.める/ hajimerukun-はじ.める/ hajimerukunはじ.まる/ hajimaruonし/ shi
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Example Sentences
九時に授業が始まります。
くじにじゅぎょうがはじまります。
Class begins at nine.
Le cours commence à neuf heures.
日本語の勉強を始めて半年です。
にほんごのべんきょうをはじめてはんとしです。
It's been half a year since I started studying Japanese.
Cela fait six mois que j'ai commencé à étudier le japonais.
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