始める (Hajimeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
- auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto start ...; to begin to ...after the -masu stem of a verb
Examples
夜が明け始めた。
It began to dawn.
夜が更け始めた。
Day began to break.
葉が色付き始めた。
The leaves have begun to color.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).