始

begin, commence

N4Grade 38 strokes

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

-はじ.めるはじ.まるはじ.める

Radicals

始

Stroke Order

  1. 18 strokes

How to Remember

始 means "begin".

Example Words

始

-はじ.める

begin