Japanese Word of the Day
始める
ha-JI-me-ru • verb (transitive) — 30th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to begin; to start (something)
Examples
- 仕事を始める。
(I start work.) - 授業を始めましょう。
(Let's begin the class.) - 彼は新しいプロジェクトを始めた。
(He started a new project.)
Synonyms
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始める is used when someone intentionally starts an action or activity and normally takes the object marker を (e.g., 〜を始める). Its intransitive counterpart is 始まる (something begins). Common polite form: 始めます; to suggest starting together: 始めましょう.
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