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ε§‹
JLPT N4 SL3 8 strokes Frequency: #244

Meanings

Commence, Begin

Radicals

ε₯³

Decomposition

βΏ°ε₯³ε°

Etymology

Pictophonetic: woman

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 curve right-to-left
2 diagonal right-to-left
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 curve right-to-left
5 dot top-left-to-bottom-right
6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚· shi
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
はじ haji

Words Using This Kanji

145 words total
Other (20 words)
εΉ΄ε§‹ε›žγ‚Š γ­γ‚“γ—γΎγ‚γ‚Š

New Year's calls

ε§‹εŽŸ しげん

start

ε§‹ζœ«ε±‹ しま぀や

thrifty person

ε§‹ζœ«ζ›Έ しま぀しょ

written explanation

始球式 しきゅうしき

ceremonial first pitch

ε§‹ζœŸ しき

beginning period

ζ­ŒδΌšε§‹ γ†γŸγ‹γ„γ―γ˜γ‚

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading

出始め γ§γ―γ˜γ‚

first appearance (of the season)

γŠγ£ε§‹γ‚γ‚‹ γŠγ£γ±γ˜γ‚γ‚‹

to start

ε§‹ε€€ γ―γ˜γ‚γ­

opening price

ε§‹η™Ίι§… γ—γ―γ€γˆγ

starting station

ε§‹η”Ÿδ»£ しせいだい

Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era

θ‘Œγε§‹γ‚γ‚‹ γ„γγ―γ˜γ‚γ‚‹

to get going

歩き始め γ‚γ‚‹γγ―γ˜γ‚

starting to walk

ι–‹ε§‹ζ—₯ かいしび

start date

εΎ‘ζ­ŒδΌšε§‹ γŠγ†γŸγ‹γ„γ―γ˜γ‚

annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)

ζ›΄ε§‹δΈ€ζ–° こうしいっしん

undergo a complete change

εΉ΄ζœ«εΉ΄ε§‹ ねんま぀ねんし

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

集め始める γ‚γ€γ‚γ―γ˜γ‚γ‚‹

to begin to catch (attention, etc.)

εŽŸε§‹ζ•™δΌš げんしきょうかい

the early church