A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 8 strokes

Commence ; Begin

Readings on: シ
Kun readings: はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる

始まるはじまる — start

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 開始かいし — beginning; beginning; opening Word card → Source
• 始発しはつ — the first train Source
• 原始げんし — origin; primitive Source
• 始末しまつ — direction Source
• 年始ねんし — beginning of year; Good Year greetings Source
• 終始しゅうし — from beginning to end Source