始め (Hajime) is a Japanese noun meaning “beginning, start, outset, opening”.
Meanings
- noun, adverbbeginning; start; outset; opening
- nounfirst (in line, etc.)esp. 初め
- nounoriginesp. 始め
- nounsuch as ...; not to mention ...esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
Examples
会うは別れの始め。
To meet is to part.
始めが肝心。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
彼は３０代の初めだ。
He is in his early thirties.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).