始
Readings
Kana:
シ、はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
Romaji:
shi, haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru
Name Reading
Kana:
もと
Romaji:
moto
Meanings
commence, begin
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
8
Radical Number:
38
Frequency:
244
Grade:
3
Skip Pattern:
1-3-5
Korean Reading:
si
Chinese Reading:
shi3
Unicode:
59cb
JIS:
3B4F
Indexes
Halpern Index: 281
Nelson Index: 1208
New Nelson Index: 1203
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.9
Four Corner Index: 4346.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 288
Gakken Index: 465
Japanese Names Index: 1092
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6166
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0661
Remembering the kanji Index: 747
Busy People Index: 2.16
Kanji Way Index: 321
Kanji Flashcards Index: 155
Kodansha Compact Index: 439
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 304
Kanji in Context Index: 129
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 211
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 252
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 755
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 809
Essential Kanji Index: 545
Kodansha Kanji Index: 335
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1777
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 225
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 299
Words
開始
(かいし)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
始まり
(はじまり)
origin; beginning
原始
(げんし)
origin; primeval
始動
(しどう)
starting (in machines); activation
始める
(はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...
始め
(はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
創始
(そうし)
creation; founding; initiating
始発
(しはつ)
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
年末年始
(ねんまつねんし)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year