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始めが肝心。

Sentence Analyzer

始め が 肝心 。

English Translation

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Furigana

始(はじ)めが肝心(かんじん)。

Romanji

Hajime ga kanjin.

Words

始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
が (が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
肝心 (かんじん)
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main

Kanji

始
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
肝
Readings: カン、 きも
Meanings: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
心
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)