始める はじめる hajimeru to start JLPT N4 ichidan verb auxiliary Common word Other meanings 2. to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish 3. to start ..., to begin to ... The kanji in this word 始 commence, begin JLPT N4 · Strokes 8 In this level お礼 親切 知らせる 歯医者 熱心 もらう 泣く 治る 熱 お祭り Back to the JLPT N4 list Practise these words