English–Japanese

“beginning” in Japanese

Japanese

Also冒頭 (bōtō) · 初期 (shoki)

Romajihajime

授業の始めに先生が話します。ju gyō no haji me ni sen sei ga hana shi ma su

The teacher speaks at the beginning of class.

“Beginning” in Japanese is 始め (hajime).

Marks the point where an event or activity starts, including its earliest part.

学年の始めに新しい先生に会います。gaku nen no haji me ni atara shi i sen sei ni a i ma su

I meet a new teacher at the beginning of the school year.

会議の始めに、今日の予定を確認します。kai gi no haji me ni kyō no yo tei o kaku nin shi ma su

At the beginning of the meeting, we confirm today's schedule.

In everyday Japanese, 始め (hajime) commonly points to the start of an action, while 初め (hajime) more often points to an earliest time or first occasion.

bōtō

nounbeginning

記事の冒頭に結論を書きます。ki ji no bō tō ni ketsu ron o ka ki ma su

I write the conclusion at the beginning of the article.

shoki

nounbeginning

プロジェクトの初期には、変更が多くありました。pu ro je ku to no sho ki ni wa hen kō ga ō ku a ri ma shi ta

There were many changes at the beginning of the project.