Meaning of し始める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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し始める, 為始める, 仕始める
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Kana Readingしはじめる
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Romajishihajimeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to begin; to start
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Example Sentences
し始める, 為始める, 仕始める, しはじめる used in context
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My lust is so blind, it begins to destroy my mind.
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The leaves of the trees began to turn red.
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I have been corresponding with a pen pal in the USA for a year.
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She gradually began to understand.
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They fell into the difficult problems.
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They began to manufacture the machine on a large scale.
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Kanji found in this word
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
On: イ
Kun: ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり, つく.る, なり
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