# 始

> 始: begin, start, commence

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- **On'yomi readings**: シ
- **Kun'yomi readings**: はじ.める, はじ.まる
- **Meanings**: begin, start, commence

## Notes

This kanji combines the radical for woman and the phonetic element for beginning. It is frequently used in common words like hajimaru (to begin) and kaishi (start). It is a JLPT N4 level character. The shape signifies the origin or point where something first emerges.