始
begin
- 女woman
- 台platform
- kun
- はじ.めるhaji.meruはじ.まるhaji.maru
- on
- シshi
mnemonic
A WOMAN (女) on a PLATFORM (台) cutting the ribbon: the ceremony that BEGINS it all. "Shi" (シ) as in kaishi, start, and shigyō, the start of work.
examples
- 始まるはじまるhajimaruto begin
- 始めるはじめるhajimeruto start
- 開始かいしkaishistart