始める (hajimeru)

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Meaning

  1. to start
  2. to begin
  3. to commence
  4. to initiate

All JLPT 4 grammar : 始める（始める, hajimeru）, to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate, [Ichidan verb, Transitive verb]

Example

日本語意味
明るい笑顔で2人は光り輝く未来を歩み始めたんだ。Smiling cheerfully, the two began to walk off into their brilliant future.
私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
薬を飲み始めると、すぐに痛みなどの症状はとれてきますが、すぐに潰瘍がなおるわけではありません。When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn’t mean that the ulcer heals right away.
運動のためプールにも通い始めた頃でした。That was when I started going to the pool for exercise.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
笑顔egaosmiling face
輝くkagayakuto shine, to glitter
未来miraithe future
光hikarilight, beam
明るいakaruibright, colorful
始めhajimebeginning, start
人hitoperson
姉妹shimaisisters
喫茶店kissatencoffee shop
私watashiI, me
痛みitamipain, ache, soreness
症状shoujousymptoms, condition
始めるhajimeruto start, to begin
薬kusurimedicine
動katsudouaction, activity
運unfortune, luck
運動undouexercise, motion
プールpuuruswimming pool

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
来ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
歩ホ,ブ,フある.く, あゆ.むwalk
明メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
始シはじ.める, -はじ.める, はじ.まるbegin, commence
顔ガンかおface, expression
光コウひか.る, ひかりray, light
未ミ,ビいま.だ, ま.だ, ひつじun-, not yet, still
笑ショウわら.う, え.むlaugh
茶チャ,サtea
妹マイいもうとyounger sister
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
姉シあね, ははelder sister
店テンみせ, たなstore, shop
飲イン,オンの.む, -の.みdrink
状ジョウstatus quo, conditions
痛ツウいた.い, いた.む, いた.ましいpain, hurt, damage
薬ヤクくすりmedicine, chemical
動ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
通ツウ,ツとお.る, とお.り, -とお.りpass through
運ウンはこ.ぶcarry, luck

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